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Old 06-18-2007, 05:02 PM   #8
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Morgan and Michele,

Flaxseed oil also contains Oleic acid, ... Menendez previously showed that oleic acid ( and GLA) suppresses over-expression of the Her-2/neu gene. Flaxseed oil is also a very rich source of Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid. I just thought you may both want to know the efficacy percentages of the various fat/oil additives. The following article addresses that and by far, ALA seems to reduce her2 the most, above EPA and the PUFAs but GLA, found in borage and primrose oil, also follows an efficacy close to ALA.

http://www.cababstractsplus.org/goog...No=20043195802
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