Does flax oil contain cholesterol?
No, it contains omega 3 fatty acid which is essential in lowering cholesterol and it is thought to be beneficial in preventing heart disease, strokes, cancer an inflammation of the arterial blood vessels. Having told us all that it is now suggested it is no more effective against strokes or cancer than any placebo. Placebo is a non drug used in clinical trials to prove how effective medicines are. A number of people have the real drug, an equal number the placebo. Nobody knows who has had which until the end of the trial so that unbiased results can be obtained.
