| Title |
Flax and flaxseed oil: an ancient medicine & modern functional food
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Food Science and Technology, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13197-013-1247-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ankit Goyal, Vivek Sharma, Neelam Upadhyay, Sandeep Gill, Manvesh Sihag |
| Abstract |
Flaxseed is emerging as an important functional food ingredient because of its rich contents of α-linolenic acid (ALA, omega-3 fatty acid), lignans, and fiber. Flaxseed oil, fibers and flax lignans have potential health benefits such as in reduction of cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis, autoimmune and neurological disorders. Flax protein helps in the prevention and treatment of heart disease and in supporting the immune system. As a functional food ingredient, flax or flaxseed oil has been incorporated into baked foods, juices, milk and dairy products, muffins, dry pasta products, macaroni and meat products. The present review focuses on the evidences of the potential health benefits of flaxseed through human and animals' recent studies and commercial use in various food products. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 18% |
| Antarctica | 1 | 5% |
| Comoros | 1 | 5% |
| Argentina | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
| Italy | 1 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 12 | 55% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 20 | 91% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 829 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 140 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 117 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 81 | 10% |
| Researcher | 62 | 7% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 32 | 4% |
| Other | 120 | 14% |
| Unknown | 281 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 152 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 61 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 59 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 55 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 35 | 4% |
| Other | 148 | 18% |
| Unknown | 323 | 39% |
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