From Dr. Myers

[Guest guest]

I sent for the Nov. l996 issue of his newsletter about flax oil. He

says nothing about mixing it w/cc, or anything else. But

here is what I found most interesting:

He asks: " what about alphalinolenic acid and

prostate cancer? This issue was addressed

by the Physicians " Health Study published in

1994 by Gann et al. In this study, the blood

fatty acid levels were measured in 15,000

physicians and the result correlated with the

subsequent risk of developing prostate cancer.

Of all of the fatty acids, alpha-linolenic acid was

the one most closely associated with the risk of developing prostate

cancer. In fact, men with the highest alpha-linolenic acid levels had

nearly a three fold (300%) increase in risk of

prostate cancer compared with those who had

the lowest levels of this fatty acid. We have

tested alpha-linolenic acid in the laboratory and found that it causes a

dramatic increase in the

growth of human prostate cancer cells. .....I

would strongly recommend that all prostate cancer patients avoid flax

seed oil. " Well,

now what?. It seems there WAS a test but not

the kind that was up to date to give us a more

accurate picture.

Dr Myers gives 2 of his sources: P Gann,

et al. " Prospective study of Plasma Fatty Acids

and risk of Prostate Cancer " . Journal of the

National Cancer Institute 86:281-286, 1994

And: M.A. Allman, et al. " Supplementation

with flaxseed oil versus sunflowerseed oil in

healthy young men sonsuming a low fat diet "

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 49: 169-178, 1995. Best, JR