Flax seed has been around for quite some time, but it wasn’t until recently that many people realized just how beneficial it was for athletes. Flax seed contains high amounts of alpha linolenic acid (ALA), a type of Omega-3 fatty acid that is converted in the body to hormone-like compounds that play an important role in construction of healthy cell walls, transportation of oxygen to body cells, proper growth of tissues such as muscle, and metabolism of energy for the heart muscle.
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Why Men Should Eat Flax Seed
But is there any reason why men should add more flax seed to their diet? Indeed there is! In fact, there are several reasons men may want to eat more flax seed.
Adding Flaxseed to Any Meal
Flaxseed has been a part of a healthy human diet for much longer then you may realize. The first recorded use of flaxseed in cooking goes all the way back to ancient Mesopotamia where it has been growing for many thousand years. Back then of course it was used for food, but was [...]
Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Aging
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in industrialized countries. DHA is a key fatty acid found in the retina. Epidemiological studies examining the association between DHA or fish intake and AMD have generally shown a protective relationship. Consumption of more than 4 servings of fish/week are associated with [...]
Metabolism of PUFAs
Omega 3 (n-3) fatty acids are derived from two main dietary sources including seafood and certain nut and plant oils. As noted earlier, the primary marine-derived omega 3 fatty acids are EPA (C20:5n-3) and DHA (C22:6n-3) which are found in particularly high concentrations in deep water oily fish such as tuna, salmon, mackerel, herring, [...]
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