DEAR DR. GOTT:
I am 72 years old and have prostate cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and triglycerides and diabetes.
In October, my local paper had an article that wrote there was an increased risk of prostate cancer in men who ate flax seeds. It recommended that men eat fish or omega oils instead. It also said that we could completely stay away from flaxseed oil and flaxseed oil pills.
For the past seven years I have been using flaxseed oil and flaxseed oil pills. I consume 2000 mg daily. My doctors have never told me there was a problem with my usage of the supplement. My PSA has varied from 4.9 to 6.9. I would like to know your opinion of this.
DEAR READER:
This is a complex issue. Not many studies have been done to determine the benefits of flaxseed. [Read more...]