ReviewJournal of food science and technology2014
Flax and flaxseed oil: an ancient medicine & modern functional food.
Review in Journal of food science and technology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 190 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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190 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 705 citations in OpenAlex.
- Can flaxseed supplementation affect circulating adipokines in adults? An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Supplementation on the Meat Quality of Pigs: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Flaxseed intervention and reproductive endocrine profiles in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: an open-labeled randomized controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Trial
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- Acute Flaxseed Intake Reduces Postprandial Glycemia in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- The effect of a split portion of flaxseed on 24-h blood glucose response.European journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
- A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial to Study the Impact of a Nutrition-Sensitive Intervention on Adult Women With Cancer Cachexia Undergoing Palliative Care in India.Integrative cancer therapies · 2017Trial
- Widely Targeted Metabolomics Reveals Metabolic Differences Between Yellow and Brown Flaxseed Cultivars (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Genome Editing Approaches in Flax (International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Comparative Analysis of the Chemical Composition of Hemp and Linseed Varieties as Key Industrial Commodities.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Surface Association of Flaxseed Oil on Cassava Starch Granules via Prolonged Mild Thermal Treatment: Structural, Pasting, Textural, and Emulsifying Properties.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Valorization of flaxseed Cyclolinopeptides from byproduct: Optimization of extraction and evaluation of cellular protective effects.Food chemistry. Molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Genome-Wide Identification and Functional Characterization of theInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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- Identification, Bioinformatics, and Expression Analysis ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Evaluation and Analysis of Nutritional Components in Mature Seeds of 30 Flax Germplasm Resources.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- AnJournal of conservative dentistry and endodontics · 2026Article
- Kimchi Fermentation-Driven Detoxification of Flaxseed: Impact on Physicochemical Quality and Antioxidant Potential.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sustainable carbon nanoarchitectonics: a biomass derived carbon nano-onion/magnetite composite as a reusable catalyst for solvent-free synthesis of benzoxazinones and benzthioxazinones.Nanoscale advances · 2026Article
- Association of micronuclei frequency and other nuclear anomalies with flaxseed diet in metabolic syndrome patients.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2026Article
130 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Flaxseed is emerging as an important functional food ingredient because of its rich contents of α-linolenic acid (ALA, omega-3 fatty acid), lignans, and fiber. Flaxseed oil, fibers and flax lignans have potential health benefits such as in reduction of cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis, autoimmune and neurological disorders. Flax protein helps in the prevention and treatment of heart disease and in supporting the immune system. As a functional food ingredient, flax or flaxseed oil has been incorporated into baked foods, juices, milk and dairy products, muffins, dry pasta products, macaroni and meat products. The present review focuses on the evidences of the potential health benefits of flaxseed through human and animals' recent studies and commercial use in various food products.
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