Titre du document / Document title

Nutritional attributes of traditional flaxseed in healthy young adults

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

CUNNANE S. C. ; HAMADEH M. J. ; LIEDE A. C. ; THOMPSON L. U. ; WOLEVER T. M. S. ; JENKINS D. J. A. ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

Univ. Toronto, fac. medicine, dep. nutritional sci., Toronto ON M5S 1A8, CANADA

Résumé / Abstract

The objective was to determine the influence of consuming 50 g flaxseed/d for 4 wk on several indexes of nutrition in young healthy adults. During flaxseed consumption, α-linolenate was increased significantly in adipose tissue, and n-3 polyunsaturates were increased in plasma lipids. Plasma LDL cholesterol was also reduced by up to 8%, and total urinary lignan excretion was increased more than fivefold (P<0.05). Muffins containing 25 g flaxseed did not differ significantly from control muffins in their content of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, and α-linolenate in the muffins was not significantly reduced by baking. Antioxidant vitamins and lipid hydroperoxides in plasma were not significantly affected by flaxseed consumption. Bowel movements per week increased by 30% while flaxseed was consumed (P<0.05). We conclude that traditional flaxseed has modest beneficial effects on several indexes of nutritional status without compromising antioxidant status

Revue / Journal Title

The American journal of clinical nutrition    ISSN  0002-9165   CODEN AJCNAC 

Source / Source

1995, vol. 61, n^o1, pp. 62-68 (41 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

American Society for Nutrition, Bethesda, MD, ETATS-UNIS  (1954) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Linseed ; Food intake ; Nutritive value ; Lignan ; Metabolism ; Antioxidant ; Lipids ; Lipemia ; Peroxidation ; Biological properties ; Human ; Young adult ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Graine lin ; Consommation alimentaire ; Valeur nutritive ; Lignane ; Métabolisme ; Antioxydant ; Lipide ; Lipémie ; Peroxydation ; Propriété biologique ; Homme ; Adulte jeune ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Semilla linaza ; Consumo alimenticio ; Valor nutritivo ; Lignano ; Metabolismo ; Antioxidante ; Lípido ; Lipemia ; Peroxidación ; Propiedad biológica ; Hombre ; Adulto joven ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 8263, 35400005980363.0100