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Ground flaxseed meal can also provide the desired cholesterol - lowering lignans, according to Hendrich, but it will oxidize over time and could potentially affect the flavor of the foods that it's in.

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Hendrich developed the study with ISU master's student Kai Ling Kong and doctoral graduates Zhong Ye, Xianai Wu, and Sun-Ok Lee to determine whether the main lignan in flaxseed, secoisolariciresinol diglucoside, could lower cholesterol.

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Hendrich developed the study with ISU master's student Kai Ling Kong and doctoral graduates Zhong Ye, Xianai Wu, and Sun-Ok Lee to determine whether the main lignan in flaxseed, secoisolariciresinol diglucoside, could lower cholesterol.

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Hendrich reports that they made a healthy conversion in the subjects in this study, with no adverse health consequences. cholesterol in men, it did not produce a significant change in women.

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While Hendrich admits that's considerably less than the expected outcome from cholesterol-lowering drugs-approximately 10 to20 percent for three months, depending on the individual-it's still enough to make flaxseed a more natural option for some men.

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It's the flaxseed lignans -- a group of chemical compounds found in plants that are known for their protective health effects -- that may help lower cholesterol, according to Hendrich.

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"Because there are people who can't take something like Lipitor, this could at least give you some of that cholesterol-lowering benefit," Hendrich said.

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Hendrich reports the flaxseed lignan tablets used in this study are not currently available in the U.S. to her knowledge.

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