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Flaxseed for cholesterol

2021-05-07 18:23:37
My mother takes flaxseed powder of 1tsp each day with lunch.Heard from a cardiologist that the flaxseed fat is bad for people with cholesterol while some say it helps lower cholesterol. So just wanted to know can flaxseed help lower cholesterol? Or is it bad for people with cholesterol?
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She can take

Answered2021-05-10 05:54:30

YESNO

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It’s not bad She can take it

Answered2021-05-08 04:36:50

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