Contents:
- Medical Video: Flaxseed vs. Prostate Cancer
- Is there a relationship between drinking coffee and cancer?
- What about flaxseed?
- Benefits of proven flaxseed
- Health effects of consumption of flaxseed
Medical Video: Flaxseed vs. Prostate Cancer
Have you ever heard that drinking too much coffee can cause cancer? Until now there is no evidence that coffee or caffeine can cause cancer. Research says that there is no definite relationship between coffee and cancer causes. But for more details, please refer to what is suspected to cause cancer below.
Is there a relationship between drinking coffee and cancer?
Fia chemical called methylxanthin, is a substance found in coffee. This is a substance that can cause breast lumps and is a symptom of fibrocystic breast disease that occurs in some women. However, there is no evidence that coffee can increase the risk of breast cancer or other types of cancer.
Caffeine in coffee has a diuretic effect that occurs after several hours of coffee consumption. Therefore, drinking coffee can cause dehydration. In addition, adding cream to coffee does not add to the body's calorie requirements. Drinking large amounts of coffee can also cause stomach irritation and irritation.
So, although most of the research conducted to find out the relationship between coffee intake and cancer risk, the results do not show the risk of cancer will increase in people who are diligent in drinking coffee.
What about flaxseed?
The opposite of coffee, flaxseed or flaxseed it is said to be effective in preventing cancer. Hemp is a fiber-rich grain plant. Hemp seeds and oils are also used in herbal medicine.
Flaxseeds are commonly contained in flour or foods made from whole wheat such as bread and cereals. You can consume flaxseed in bread dough or sprinkled on salads, yogurt, and cereals. Flaxseed oil is also sometimes mixed in cheese or other foods. In addition, flax oil is also available in capsule form soft gel. To maintain the quality of flaxseed, it must be stored in the freezer.
Flaxseed has been widely promoted since 1950 as an anti-cancer food nutrient. Several recent studies have shown that flaxseed supplements taken with low-fat foods can be useful for men who suffer from early-stage prostate cancer. However, other studies are needed to find out the benefits of preventing and treating cancer in humans.
Benefits of proven flaxseed
Flaxseed extracted into oil contains high alphalinolenic acid and omega-3 fatty acids. So when consumed, flaxseed has a beneficial effect on cancer patients.
Flaxseeds contain lignans which act as anti-estrogen compounds or can weaken estrogen. Lignans are capable of playing a role in preventing estrogen-influenced cancers as in breast cancer. Lignans can also function as antioxidants because they can slow cell growth.
When flaxseed is consumed, these lignan substances will be activated by bacteria in the human body. Most of the evidence that flaxseeds have anticancer functions is obtained from trials conducted on animals and plant cells.
There are studies that test the function of flaxseed by asking 15 people to add flaxseed to their food. Within a short time after the researchers examined, the results showed an antigen level which could slow benign prostate cell growth.
In addition, another study of 25 people showed that flaxseed was able to reduce serum testosterone and was able to slow the rate of growth of cancer cells and kill cancer cells.
Health effects of consumption of flaxseed
Immature flaxseeds should not be consumed because they are toxic. Flaxseed oil and flaxseed can be damaged if not stored in the refrigerator. Therefore, flaxseed must avoid light, heat, air, and humidity. Some side effects of flaxseed can occur when the body digests flaxseed ie diarrhea and nausea. Flaxseed oil also should not be used as a laxative.
Flax seeds are suspected of being able to interact with named drugs tamoxifene. Therefore, patients who are on tamoxifene treatment should not consume flaxseed. So far, flax seeds have had satisfactory results in the prevention and treatment of cancer. But additional research needs to be done to find out other uses obtained from flaxseed against cancer treatment and prevention.
