http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_2002_June/ai_86387551
article says it lowers cancer risk (good) by showing lower levels of testosterone and androgen (bad)…should i switch over to fishoil instead?
“Twenty-five men with prostate cancer who were awaiting prostatectomy were prescribed a low-fat diet (maximum fat content, 20% of total energy). . .”
There you have it right there. I believe that’s the cause of the low Testosterone/androgen levels; not specifically flax, rather low fat content in general.
It’s been shown over and over again that diets low in total fat lead to lower T levels.
Keep your intake of all fats up (aim for 30% of total calories), and you’ll be fine.
Hey,
Not quite sure… That worries me as well, because I am currently taking flax seed oil. Fish oil is good for you, but is pretty expensive. Anyone know about sunflower oil?
-Ivan
[quote]acelement wrote:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_2002_June/ai_86387551
article says it lowers cancer risk (good) by showing lower levels of testosterone and androgen (bad)…should i switch over to fishoil instead?[/quote]
Did you even read the details on this study?
If you did it should be obvious that there are other more likely reasons for the decline in T.