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Flaxseed oil

rajhara7
rajhara7 Posts: 11
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
How much flaxseed oil to take a day? I currently take 1 tablespoon, my recommended caloric intake on MFP is 1650.

if it helps, I am a male 30 years old, 5'11, 250 lbs.

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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,423 Member
    Why flaxseed oil? If it's for omega 3's it's pretty much useless. You'd be better off with flax seed for the other benefits of flax that are not in the oil.
  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
    my container says 1-3 tbsp a day.
  • sloew
    sloew Posts: 106 Member
    Whole flax seed does nothing for you, use a coffee grinder and grind it fresh. Make sure you freeze it if you grind more than you need to use... once it's ground it starts losing it's nutrition.
    Just FYI. :flowerforyou:
  • mpf1
    mpf1 Posts: 1,437 Member
    very few established benefits of flax seed - I'd go with other omega-3 in the diet or EPA/DHA in capsules
  • janf15
    janf15 Posts: 242 Member
    Perhaps cod liver oil, or or even better chia seeds which contain less omega 6 (and inflammatory) and packed with amino acids.
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