Prostate Cancer

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It is important to appreciate that fats and oils represent nature's most concentrated source of energy.

It is the storage material of choice in the plant world, ideal when there is a need to pack a lot of energy into a small space.

The seed is the prime example, as it can be light in weight and small in size yet contain sufficient fat energy to fuel growth until the seed sprouts and the plant is ready to make energy on its own.

Plants have various types of protection to make sure the fat remains viable when needed.

One technique in nature is to encase the fat in its own protective compartment.

Perhaps more important for our purposes, however, is the way that plants tend to produce protective substances to help ensure that the needed fats will be undamaged and available as a fuel for the seed.

Flaxseed oil is highly unsaturated; about 60 percent of the fatty acids in flax are polyunsaturated.

Of concern with A study in the July 2004 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found a significant relationship between the intake of ALA and the risk of By contrast, EPA and DHA, omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, were associated with a protective effect.

When flaxseed...