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Flax Seeds
Flax Seeds
Flax Seeds
What is it:
Flax seeds are small, brown or golden seeds that come from the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum), known for their rich nutritional profile. Flax seeds are often consumed ground or whole, and they can be added to smoothies, baked goods, or sprinkled over salads and cereals.
Rating:
Flax seeds are an excellent source of dietary fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, and lignans, which are plant compounds with antioxidant properties. They have been studied to improve parameters of metabolic disease, such as reducing blood pressure, blood glucose levels, and cholesterol levels. Choosing organic options helps reduce pesticide exposure.
Resources:
- Health benefits of flax seeds (review)
- Flaxseed as therapeutic food in the management of metabolic disease (systematic review)
- Flax seed significantly reduces blood pressure (meta-analysis)
How we rate ingredients
Health is like a bank account, certain ingredients make a deposit into your health bank, meaning they add to
your health. Certain ingredients withdraw from your health bank. We want health promoting ingredients in our diet. To keep things simple, we rate ingredients on a green, yellow, red scale:
Clean
It is naturally occurring in food and has no harmful effects on the body. It is real food. It is health promoting.
Caution
It goes into one or more of the below categories
- It is not naturally occurring in food but doesn’t have data showing it has a harmful effect on the body (additives like Gellan Gum)
- It is naturally occurring but can have some harmful effects on the body (added sugars, oils, gums etc.)
We Avoid
It is known to have a harmful effect on the body (ex. All food colorings, Natural Flavors, MSG, Potassium bromate, aspartame, artificial flavors)
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