{"id":7057,"date":"2023-08-31T19:15:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T12:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=7057"},"modified":"2023-08-31T19:15:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T12:15:04","slug":"are-there-any-benefits-of-flaxseed-for-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=7057","title":{"rendered":"Are There Any Benefits of Flaxseed for Weight Loss?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Were the flaxseed studies showing 20 pounds of weight loss just flukes?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canada now <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/health-canada\/services\/food-nutrition\/food-labelling\/health-claims\/assessments\/ground-whole-flaxseed-blood-cholesterol-lowering-nutrition-health-claims-food-labelling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">allows<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a health claim on the labels of products with flaxseeds, saying that we know with sufficient certainty that flaxseeds do indeed help lower cholesterol levels. The products must contain at least two tablespoons of ground flax and be relatively healthy in the first place, so they can\u2019t <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27258146\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">boast<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> about the cholesterol-lowering effects of flaxseed-enriched meatballs or something.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Such claims are based on studies like one that I review in my video <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-flaxseed-meal-for-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Benefits of Flaxseed Meal for Weight Loss<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25694068\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">supplemented<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> research subjects\u2019 diets with flaxseeds. How do you come up with placebo <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">food<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">? There are placebo sugar pills for drugs, but how can you slip spoonsful of flax past someone? The researchers <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">made<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> special products\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">snack bars, muffins, bagels, and more\u2014so the study participants would unknowingly be getting tablespoons of either ground flaxseeds or the control, whole wheat. And they did this for a year. No one knew who got which until the code was broken at the end. Their findings? The dietary flaxseed group saw a 15 percent reduction in LDL cholesterol as early as one month into the trial, but it only fell significantly lower than the whole-wheat group in those on cholesterol-lowering drugs. In whole-wheat group participants not on drugs, their cholesterol went down, too, diminishing the efficacy of the flax in comparison. You can see charts at 1:12 in my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-flaxseed-meal-for-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">video<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. That\u2019s why food placebos are so hard.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In another trial, the researchers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27151322\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">conducted<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> an \u201copen label\u201d study, where the participants were aware they were eating flaxseeds, because they couldn\u2019t come up with an inert placebo for flaxseed. Whole-wheat flour is a whole grain and could be beneficial in its own right, for instance, whereas white flour could make the control group look even worse. So, for this study, the researchers randomly <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">assigned<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> overweight participants to receive either lifestyle advice and daily ground flaxseeds or just the lifestyle advice alone as the control group. And, not surprisingly, body weight, waist circumference, and body mass index decreased significantly in both groups. (Even without lifestyle advice, simply enrolling people in a study where they know they\u2019re going to keep getting weighed can get them to lose weight.) However, there was \u201ca significantly greater reduction in [the] flaxseed group in comparison with controls.\u201d And not just by a little. As you can see at 2:21 in my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-flaxseed-meal-for-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">video<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the control group that just <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27151322\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">got<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> lifestyle advice lost nearly seven pounds and about an inch off their waist, while the group receiving the same advice plus spoonsful of flax a day\u2014so, in effect, given more food to eat\u2014lost more than 20 pounds on average and cut nearly four inches off their waist over the same period. Those are extraordinary numbers for an intervention that added rather than actively removed calories from the diet. Was it just a fluke?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26983396\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">using<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> flaxseed supplementation for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease? Thanks to the obesity epidemic, \u201cit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23634883\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">is<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the most common liver disease and now recognized as a major public health problem in contemporary society around the world.\u201d The most common cause is a high-fat diet, but flaxseed fat may be better, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compared<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to lard. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lard?<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Well, that\u2019s not very helpful. Let\u2019s put it to the test.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As with the last study, participants <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26983396\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">received<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> lifestyle modification advice with or without flaxseeds. They were <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">told<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to mix the flaxseeds with water and juice and drink it down after breakfast. And? Their body weight went down, along with liver inflammation, and scarring and fat inside the liver in both groups, but the results were better in the flaxseed group. And again, there was that extraordinary 20-pound weight loss for the subjects told to add something (flaxseeds) to their diet, as you can see at 3:36 in my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-flaxseed-meal-for-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">video<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. So, maybe that first study wasn\u2019t a fluke\u2014or maybe they both were.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28635182\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">have<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> been dozens of randomized, placebo-controlled trials of flaxseeds and weight loss, and, as you can <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">see in the graphic below and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at 3.54 in my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/benefits-of-flaxseed-meal-for-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">video<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, most <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28635182\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">were<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> more equivocal. Those two recent 20-pound weight-loss studies appear to be the outliers. But still, after putting all of the studies together, you do see a significant reduction in body weight, BMI, and waistlines following flaxseed supplementation in randomized controlled trials, though one should expect more like 2 pounds of weight loss rather than 20 pounds.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94778\" src=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-54.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-54.png 1920w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-54-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-54-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-54-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-54-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-54-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-54-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-54-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3-54-540x304.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">What else can flaxseeds do? So much! Check out the Related Videos below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What about the cyanide? <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cyanide?<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0See<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/video\/friday-favorites-how-well-does-cooking-destroy-the-cyanide-in-flax-seeds-and-should-we-be-concerned-about-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Friday Favorites: How Well Does Cooking Destroy the Cyanide in Flaxseeds and Should We Be Concerned About It?<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For more on weight loss, based on my book <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">How Not to Diet<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, see the topic page <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/topics\/weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here <\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">and the list of videos below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><script>\n            !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n            {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n                n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n            if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n            n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n            t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n            s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n                'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n            fbq('init', '1582627921973608');\n            fbq('track', 'PageView');\n        <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Were the flaxseed studies showing 20 pounds of weight loss just flukes?\u00a0 Canada now allows a health claim on the labels of products with flaxseeds, saying that we know with sufficient certainty that flaxseeds do indeed help lower cholesterol levels. 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