Guest guest Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 A good article on oils from the Weston Price Foundation " The Oiling of America " http://www.westonaprice.org/know_your_fats/oiling.html As for Flaxseed: A caution: you should not eat more than three or four tablespoons of raw flax seeds a day (we think one or two is plenty.) They contain cyanogen which is harmless in small amounts, but in large amounts can act to keep your thyroid from taking up enough iodine. Cyanogen is rendered inactive by cooking (2). Add some flax seeds to your healthy diet that is full of vegetables, fruits, beans, whole grains and other seeds. Don't go overboard and eat them by the cupful! That applies to all foods -- don't eat huge amounts of any single food, not matter how healthful you've heard it may be. A healthful diet is a varied diet. http://www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/N192.html Hope this helps. Paula > Message: 4 > Wed, 30 Apr 2003 19:06:54 -0000 > " angie360a " <angie360 > Flaxseed > > Hi, > I posted this yesterday, but noticed it never appeared in the > messages? So I'll repeat my question.... > > I have been taking 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseed for the past > couple of yrs every morning in my cereal. However, I recently read > that raw flaxseed contains cyanogen, a compound that your body turns > into thiocynanate, which can depress thyroid function. Is this > correct & is flaxseed the wonderful food that I once thought it > was? Should I avoid flaxseed? > > Also, I'm interested in using only those oils that are classifed > as " healthy " such as olive oil. Can someone list the oils that are > benefical? I know that vegetable oils, canola, cottonseed are some > of the ones to avoid. Also, which oils are o.k. for deep frying? > > Thanks, Angie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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