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Flax Seed Oil (pill)

Eoxenrider
Eoxenrider Posts: 8 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Is flax seed oil good to take for weight loss? How much do you take a day? I purchased 1000 mg. Should I take 1 tablet along with Multi-vitamin daily?

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  • ccontr11
    ccontr11 Posts: 25 Member
    I have heard it is good to have some flax seed oil in the morning and then eat no fat during the day.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,832 Member
    edited July 2017
    No, no, no. Basically, there is no solid evidence that flax oil does any of the many things attributed to it. See http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-990-flaxseed oil.aspx?activeingredientid=990

    The general rule of thumb is that the only pills/shots/supplements that work for weight loss are either illegal or need to be prescribed by a doctor and the ones from doctors are not anything you can do for a long time without experiencing ugly side effects.

    Eat fewer calories than you burn. That's the only thing that "works for weight loss."
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