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Performed a study to see if flax seed supplementation alone rather than in combination with restricting dietary fat could decrease the proliferation rate of prostate cancer prior to surgery.
Flax seed prostate enlargement. Flaxseed consumption may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Researchers in one 2014 study found that flaxseed might help maintain overall prostate health and reduce the risk of an enlarged. Some studies have suggested that flaxseed may have positive effects on the prostate.
For instance one study involving men diagnosed with prostate cancer found that those who took a flaxseed supplement and followed a low-fat diet saw their prostate-specific antigen PSA levels decline. The most direct explanation is flaxseeds ability to increase levels of free testosterone and decrease levels of the testosterone metabolite DHT which can contribute to prostate growth and the onset of BPH. Furthermore flaxseed contains high levels of omega-3 essential fatty acids.
In a 2014 study flaxseed is shown to have the potential to help maintain overall prostate health and reduce the risk of an enlarged prostate 12. Another researcher in 2013 also concludes that the lignans in flaxseed might prevent cancerous cells from spreading in men with localized prostate cancer 13. However there is some research on how eating flaxseeds can affect prostate tumor growth in men who have the disease and blood levels of a substance called prostate specific antigen or PSA in men who eat this food.
Flaxseeds PSA levels and prostate cancer tumor aggressiveness. A flaxseed lignan extract containing 33 secoisolariciresinol diglucoside SDG was evaluated for its ability to alleviate lower urinary tract symptoms LUTS in 87 subjects with benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH. A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial with repeated measurements was conducted over a 4-month period using treatment dosages of 0.
From the WebMD Archives July 11 2001 – Ground flaxseed – a grain that was a dietary staple in the 19th century – may prevent the growth of prostate cancer. Researchers have found higher levels of lignans in the prostate fluids of men in countries with relatively low rates of prostate cancer and in vitro studies show lignans can slow the growth of prostate cancer cells in a Petri dish so a pilot study was performed on flax seed supplementation in men with prostate cancer. A new US study suggests that flaxseed which is rich in omega 3 fatty acids and lignans can stop prostate cancer tumours from growing.
In 2008 Denmark-Wahnefried et al. Performed a study to see if flax seed supplementation alone rather than in combination with restricting dietary fat could decrease the proliferation rate of prostate cancer prior to surgery. Flaxseed has exceptionally high content with the lignan secoisolariciresinol-diglucoside comprising approximately 005 to 02 by weight.
1 Epidemiological studies suggest diets high in lignans have a protective effect against many cancers including breast colon and prostate. 2-4 The current study demonstrates this protection may go one step furtherreducing the aggressiveness of an already. Flaxseed plus a Low Fat Diet reduced prostate cancer proliferation by 54 versus the control group.
Basically it was flaxseed that provided the most prostate cancer protection although the 20 reduction of the Low Fat Diet is pretty impressive just on its own. We did however discover one study suggesting that flaxseed extract could ease the urinary symptoms of an enlarged prostate Journal of Medicinal Food Jun. The improvement on the flaxseed was comparable to that seen with prescription drugs.
Taking 30 grams of flaxseed powder before surgery to remove the prostate appeared to work as well as if not better than a low-fat diet based on a study from Duke University. When it comes to pomegranate I do not believe the juice or the pills work any better than placebo I. Ground flax seed consumption may decrease breast cancer risk by slowing ones menstrual cycle.
It may also control prostate enlargement as effectively as the leading prescription drug.