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The Best Seeds:
- Flax
- Chia
Note: Choose ground over whole flaxseed because the ground form is easier for your body to digest. Whole flaxseed may pass through your intestine undigested, which means you won't get all the benefits.
Source:
W. Demark-Wahnefried, T. J. Polascik, S. L. George, B. R. Switzer, J. F. Madden, M. T. R. th, D. C. Snyder, K. Owzar, V. Hars, D. M. Albala, P. J. Walther, C. N. Robertson, J. W. Moul, B. K. Dunn, D. Brenner, L. Minasian, P. Stella, and R. T. Vollmer. Flaxseed supplementation (not dietary fat restriction) reduces prostate cancer proliferation rates in men presurgery. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., 17(12):3577-3587, 2008