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Flaxseed in pregnancy and breastfeeding

In the body: no agency opinion we hold names an effect at the amounts found in food, so it is shown for context, not rated.

Not rated by dose: a flag on one reviewed food, ground flaxseed.

Background. Shown, not scored: no dose basis at normal intake, a classification rather than a risk, or legal limits only.

All hazards

The reference value and where it comes from

  • The agency’s figureno agency dose value
  • BasisHealth Canada flaxseed monograph: pregnancy and breastfeeding information
  • Source Health Canada 2024

Reviewed foods that carry it

1 reviewed food carries it; none is rated by dose.

How often you can eat it

No food here is rated by dose. Each line says why it’s listed: a flag for the people the source names, advice on handling it, or context.

Flags and context, not rated by dose

  • Flaxseed, ground

    Context

    Health Canada 2024 · grade B

    How it’s rated

    Person-specific flag, not rated. HealthyFlax.org (Flax Council of Canada, 12 Dec 2017, industry) says Health Canada's Natural Health Products Division 'does not advise of any contraindications during pregnancy or lactation' for flaxseed up to 45 g/day; secondary reviews and the EMA list lignan estrogenic activity as a reason for caution (hormone-dependent tumours).

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: Health Canada NHP monograph 'Flaxseed - Linum usitatissimum' (26 July 2024; excludes foods): no pregnancy or lactation statement among cautions or contraindications; no Health Canada food-side advice found

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