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Flaxseed: take with fluid

In the body: For flaxseed products that provide 5 g or more a day, Health Canada’s monograph says to drink at least 250 ml of liquid with each dose, and not to use them if you have trouble swallowing.

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

For some people. Allergies, medicines and medical conditions: a flag for the people the source names, no wider.

All hazards

The reference value and where it comes from

  • The agency’s figureno agency dose value
  • BasisHealth Canada flaxseed monograph: take with fluid; not with difficulty swallowing
  • 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

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada 2024 · grade B

    How it’s rated

    Person-specific flag, not rated: 'For each dose, drink at least 250 ml of liquid'; 'Do not use if you have difficulty swallowing'; 'Take a few hours before or after taking other medications or health products' (EMA: may block throat or oesophagus without fluid).

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: Health Canada NHP monograph: for 5 g or more of flaxseed a day

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