flax - A Health and Nutrition Primer
by Diane H. Morris, PhD, Fourth Edition, 2007

      Table of Contents

• Introduction
  
  
• Chapter  1 - Description and Composition of Flax
  
  
• Chapter  2 - Backgrounder on Omega-3 Fatty Acids*
  
  
• Chapter  3 - Importance of Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Adults and Infants
  
  
• Chapter  4 - Backgrounder on Lignans
  
  
• Chapter  5 - Flax and the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
  
  
• Chapter  6 - Flax and the Prevention of Cancer
  
  
• Chapter  7 - Other Health Benefits of Flax
  
  
• Chapter  8 - Safety of Flax
  
  
• Appendices
  
  
• References
  
  
• Index

*Erratum: In Figure 2 (Chapter 2, p. 24), the line just above Eicosapentaenoic acid   Arachidonic acid should read "Δ5-desaturase" instead of "Δ6-desaturase."

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