This Dietitian Says Flaxseeds are Toxic?!
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- My response to "Toxic Foods Promoted on TikTok" by How To Cook That, in which Ann Reardon says flaxseeds are toxic due cyanide.
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0:00 Intro
0:59 Apple seeds
2:03 Flax & cyanide
11:18 Cadmium
13:23 Conclusion
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If you check the Swedish government website it says that it is okay to eat whole flaxseed but you should heat up flaxseed flour before eating. Nothing about that you should avoid it all together.
Isn’t that a general guideline even for wheat flour? I’ve definitely eaten uncooked flour but i think you’re not supposed to lol
@@Julia-xc2lo Yeah, that's for E.coli and other bacteria. It isn't part of the wheat, but contamination that the wheat is vulnerable to. I guess there's a slight risk, but I've certainly had enough bites of raw dough and batter over my decades and never been infected.
I for a while added nearly 1/4 cup of pre-ground flax (~4tbsp) to my morning muesli everyday for months. I didn't realize I was doing a controversial experiment! Main side effect was I kept running out of flax and had to buy more.
I also used to put a ton (like 3-4 tbsp) of flax in my breakfast and also had zero issues.
What if you are immune to the poison now from this consistency, like the Dread Pirate Roberts.
@@noosphericaltarzan😂
Fresh ground flaxseed, and cold pressed* flaxseed oil, legit helped me so much - and many others I know who had auto immune inflammation!!! Never had a problem. Such a shame... False information out there.
@@noosphericaltarzan that’s exactly what I was thinking while watching Ann’s video!! Vegan’s have just built up their tolerance 😂
What’s really sad about this is you begin to question everything she’s ever said. It’s not like she’s an “entertainment” creator. She puts herself out as an authority.
I started having mixed feelings about her when I noticed that she accepts sponsorships from scammy or low quality products. I mean I understand that RUclipsrs also need to eat but since she posits herself as an authority on combatting food misinfo she really should have a higher standard for the products that she endorses on her channel
Cooking does not destroy food. Cooking eliminates toxins, parasites, germs, makes it digestible, more nutritious, and taste better.
You should always question everything and do your own research. There's been too many "authority figures" promoting misinformation. I saw a dietician on tiktok promoting fried chicken.
also she has no understanding of very very very basic grade school physics when she "debunks" a myth that pan colour makes a difference on how thinks will cook in the over. This is just quite basic, we know that matte black is going to get hotter than shiny silver. Helen Rennie did a very good and thorough video debunking her video. @@dramatictrauma331
I stopped paying attention to her after a video where she was pushing dairy pretty hard.
I’m from Finland and our government food safety guidelines recommend max 2 tbsp of flax or any other oily seeds for adults and max 1 tbsp for children. Restriction is mainly due to cadmium content
When I was like 16 and having a lot of hormonal issues due to PCOS, I read that flaxseeds were good for hormone balance. So of course, without doing any other research, I started putting a crap ton in everything I ate (sometimes just chugging it in water), probably amounting to 1-1.5 cups a day. Anyway, nothing bad ever happened and I'm still alive.
Omg I’ve been so afraid of flax since Ann’s video! Glad I’m not slowly poisoning myself. 😂
Glad I am not the only one that got fooled by her. I thought I was really stupid for believing her. Makes me feel better that no I was not stupid and other people also are not stupid for believing her. She is just irresponsibly spreading misinformation.
Me too!! And I felt so guilty that I had been giving it to my toddler regularly 😭
So this is a massive relief 😅
If you did, it wouldn't be slowly, so if you've been doing it for a while, you're fine ;)
I even told my Dr. that I was hesitant to start "seed cycling" with ground flax and would share the video link with her. 🙄🙄😭
@@tynouiyyes, lol I gave it to my 1 year old a few times and I was so horrified when she talked about it
I rarely comment on anything but I have to say something to this. And that is: Thank you so much! I used to love Ann’s channel and I learn all my baking skills from her. This is not the first time she spread misinformation and it really makes me mad at this point. And I am mad at myself because I am so naive and believed her again. I love that you are always looking up the studies and really explain the actual truth without trying to create an option. Thank you so much from a longtime silent watcher and greetings from Germany ❤
Sorry for the many mistakes my phone tries to „correct“ everything into German 🤦🏼♀️
@@Camouflage010190
I like speaking German.
I'm not particularly good, but I do enjoy it.
Paß gut auf.
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@@PercivalBlakeneyhow sweet of you. Your German is pretty good! Pass auch gut auf dich auf :) my phone definitely prefers German lol it always tries to turn every English word into German even when I have it set to English 😅
Same here I used to be a fan until she got unreliable.
@@Camouflage010190
Oh thank you…
Q. Warum sind vegetarianen immer traurig?
A. Weil Sie konnen keine Schweinefleisch essen und, wie jeder man kennen… es ist Schinken macht Freude.
(cf "Schenken").
(Es tut mir leid… so viel leid. 😉)
I made that one up before I was Vegan… I was still vegetarian however so still no excuse.
Danke dir fur dein Korrektur.
(Zitaten 9 v9 _usw_.)
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Thank you! This was such a weird video coming from Ann - I really used to love her content when she was debunking faked baking videos and life hacks, but her more "science-y" stuff has really put me off lately. I think it's a good reminder that just because someone has credentials in one field doesn't meant that they're a "general expert."
Some of the culinary stuff she debunked are actually quite popular meals in my home country, she just made them wrong ;)
@@adapienkowska2605that's interesting, can you give an example?
@@adapienkowska2605 Oh interesting - which recipes?
@@missloly824 i'm interested too - your surname sounds polish and I'm Polish too but I haven't noticed any polish accents in Anna's videos, so I'm curious 😊
@@oliwiasalachna1269 there were few things, but I haven't watched her for a long time. I do remember her debunking makaron z serem, which I am not that fond of, but some people enjoy it. A lot of these content farms she likes to debunk are from Russia or other ex-Eastern Block countries, and they sometime do completely legit recipes from their home countries. The main issue is the fact that their recipes aren't detailed enough to replicate them.
My mom literally made a huge tea from apricot pits (same issue with cyanide) and had to go to the hospital. So, yeah, unfortunately, some people have to be told not to do crazy stuff.
Could you go into more detail? How many apricot pits did she use?
@@lily5952 There's a question with red flags if I ever saw one.
My dad told a story about someone doing the same thing when he was in university. Pretty sure most of these stories are urban legends
That's crazy because I eat those all the time lol. Could be placebo/nocebo effect. 🤔
Swedish authorities says that you should heat up grounded flaxseed before eating and whole seeds can be eaten without worries.
You should heat up both, because they both contain the same stuff. The only difference is that ground flaxseed will spoil sooner.
Interestingly, her vegan chocolate cake recipe, which includes 6 tbsp (!) of flax meal is still up 🥲 I wonder if she'll take it down if someone points it out. I'm usually a fan of Ann's but in recent months with her weird sponsors (like the scam knife company), her milk video, purposefully misrepresenting other creators' videos, she's just lost a lot of credibility in my eyes 😵 Considering how she hasn't responded to criticisms on those matters, I really don't see her responding to your video at all, sadly.
This one is sponsored by Toon Blast, one of those predatory "puzzle" games full of microtransactions.
Yeah that food coloring blending Hack she picked apart that was just shady. The original poster made a video that disproved her claims by completely explaining the method and demonstrating it. Ann didn’t even respond and I bet the video is also still up.
SIX tablespoons?! 😵
The way she responded to Food Theory’s followup regarding to milk was also kinda dismissive ngl
@@Camouflage010190That was the limit for me, too. If she can't admit when she's wrong, her channel is useless.
I saw that video and was blown away. I couldn’t believe she said that. I knew there was something up with it because I’ve never ONCE heard of an issue coming from someone eating FLAX seed. It’s ridiculous. I’m glad you debunked it and even if I wasn’t exactly worried, it is a little load off.
I didn't even know it had cyanide, I eat it every day for years, and will continue to do so. Its my omega 3 food.
Try eating it raw
@@GarudaLegends It is raw and ground. Forgot to mention that.
I'm literally spooning in my morning dose of ground flaxseed over my blueberry chia pudding as I watch this...and I'll do it again tomorrow!
Lol. That stuff is killing you. You wont live to an old age rleating that nonsense
@@GarudaLegends Thanks for such helpful, science-based feedback!
@@moneyhoon5044 anytime. I want to let all vegans know their diet is unhealthy and meat eaters live way longer.
@@GarudaLegendsShe's a really healthy corpse if she's able to write coherent comments from beyond the grave. I'll have what she's having.
My guess is that many Drs and dietitians don't actively recommend Flax is because it's ineffective or risky for a significant portion of the population due to the "details" required for best results. Any prior medical issues like diverticulosis, digestive system motility issues, binge eating, past use of laxatives for example (I'm sure there is more) makes the qualities of flax much more dangerous (intestinal obstruction, diverticulitis etc) than for healthy people. Also, I've observed that people often struggle to take in the water necessary to help flax do what they want it to (often as a source of fiber). Also, 2 tablespoons or even one might cause subclinical constipation/discomfort if they don't work up to it or are inconsistent (and that's their main source of fiber in their whole diet). ..So, it's probably too high maintenance for over 50% of people to be used happily error-free, even if they don't die or experience medical-care-needed harm...and people who seek a dietitian or ask their doctors are more often the exact people who struggle and may do even worse with a high maintenance product like that. (But agreed, never seen someone say flax is dangerous other than note that fresh grinding is best to reduce giving the body work of clearing possibly rancid oils.)
Once again, another great example of who is, and is not, a relevant expert. Ann may be a dietitian, BUT she is not a *toxicologist*. An expert in one field is not an expert in another.
Neither is unnatural vegan tho
@@MdoubleHBxxxx you're an insane person
Ann is a food scientist, not a dietician
@MdoubleHB.x you are completely wrong please go back to science school for a start we are omnivores though im vegetarian myself but cooking does not destroy the nutrient in foods in some cases cooking makes it easier to absorb the nutrients but dont believe me go ask a responsible actual scientist who have done extensive testing on this
You are of course correct that people who are experts in one field should not be accepted as experts in other fields, but in this case no expertise was required for Ann Reardon to avoid spreading misinformation. She could have done (or paid one of her employees to have done) a few minutes of research.
Actually Swedish authorities have changed their recommendation. They're now saying no ground flax for kids, max 1 tbsp per day for adults and only if cooked.
When I used to be on Instagram there were women talking about flaxseeds poisoning our bodies and how awful they are for us. I actually stopped eating them because of that. Silly I know, but the fear mongering is real! Thanks for this video!!
I know people were making a big deal out of the phytoestrogens in flaxseeds, which they then use as "proof" of it being bad for humans. Unless your doc says to avoid phytoestrogens (apparently women with breast cancer need to be careful about it) I don't see how avoiding any food could benefit you. The average person in the west gets very little nutritious unprocessed food as it is.
I had a Swedish girlfriend a few years back and she treated ground flax like rat poison. She was horrified when she found out my mum was making keto bread with flax. She was sure it would poison anyone who ate it. But I talked to my brother who’s done a phd in dietary science and he said he’d never heard of any cases of it causing any issues in anyone
Should update title: Ann is not a dietician, she's a food scientist. And thank you for covering this topic, I saw her video and couldn't believe it. 🤦
How can someone be a food scientist screwed up so badly? It's like a chemist saying zinc is actually dynamite. Its bizarre.
@patrickbateman1660 food scientists aren't nutrition experts. They specialize in *HOW* food is made
@@msjkramey still there has to be huge overlap
@@patrickbateman1660there's really not.
she says she's a dietician on her instagram and multiple of her older videos
Ann's video definitely made me double check some things. It makes me feel like she doesn't understand normal usage to put it in reasonable context, like she did with the apple seeds.
Yeah I was puzzled by that comparison as well. Theres more cyanide in apple seeds but we can eat those. But we should avoid flaxseed or keep it as ungrounded as possible. The only thing about grounded flaxseed is that it spoils more easily. If you want to avoid anything in the flaxseed you shouldn't even chew it, but then what's the point of using it at all.
None of those comparisons made any sense at all.
on extreme rare cases the dry chia seed choking man is the one I will never forget.
There is also a college boy who drank a liter of soy sauce and made a recovery through free water infusion instead of getting brain damage/death like past soy sauce liter drinkers. Still surprised they could tell whether he lost brain function or not
Well if you drink a liter of soy sauce straight from the bottle, you probably already have low brain function too begin with, so not much to lose
I sort of have felt bad for Ann on the one hand…at this point it’s very obvious she aspired to become “RUclips famous” with her baking prowess, but the only videos she saw getting views were “debunking” videos-so defeated, she settled into this half-hearted routine of cranking them out ad nauseam, Candy Crush sponsorships and all. On the other hand, her excessive blaming “the algorithm”, nonsensical sponsorships, and now frequent spreading of misinformation (and never addressing it!) makes what she’s let her content become something any reputable person shouldn’t be proud of.
Damn so harsh but so accurate 😬😬
There has been no "frequent spreading of misinformation."
At first her video definitely made me think about eating flax differently but then I realized I probably eat 1
Tablespoon of ground flax like 3-5 days a week. As a 165 lbs adult, I’m absolutely fine 😂
I agree with what you're saying but will also say that possibly cautioning people against putting like 2 tbsp into their 25-pound-toddlers' oatmeal might be ok?
Not sure who would do that and pretty sure my toddlers would not have eaten that but who knows.
But I will admit that the way she phrased it as "it's ok if you take the risk but beware of feeding it to your children" sounded way more alarmist than it should have.
THAMK YOU FOR THIS OMG I WAS WAITING FOR THIS CLAIM TO BE DEBUNKED!!!! I can’t believe none of the comments under her video called her out!!!
*Sweden’s health institute recommend to heat ground flaxseeds first and to limit that to 1tbsp/day. And whole flaxseeds, no max limit specified, just as they are 1-2 tbsp/day, in addition to flaxseeds already existing in your müsli, bread or porridge.
This is just another example of Ann being completely wrong about something but stating it as fact. I stopped trusting her years ago, but glad to be reminded why.
Can I ask what was the instigating reason for your loss of trust? I myself have only just recently (this year) started to take what she says with a grain of salt.
What else has she said?
I don't know about the rest of her stuff, but here she wasn't just wrong, but she was knowingly and intentionally lying.
@@goldshield10 Hey, I wrote a long comment earlier today, but apparently it didn't post... 😑 Here's the short version.
She made a video supporting Australia's "News Media Bargaining Code" that was being created in 2020. I can't find the video anymore, so I can't refer you to it. Anyway, Ann had a take that was clearly uneducated and harmful. For lack of a better term, it was a very "boomer" take. That was the final straw for me. I didn't like her holier-than-thou attitude towards most things, and it seemed to me like she was getting things wrong here and there. It's hard to explain, but it's gotten worse over the years. You can see it in this video and the milk video. She's using her "authority" to state things and make claims that just aren't true. It's like money and/or fame has slowly become more important than the truth to her, and I can't stand that.
Personally, I stopped trusting her when she accepted a sponsorship from Temu. How can you call out other businesses for unethical or harmful practices and then shill for such a slimy app?
Dr Brooke Goldner (Goodbye Lupus) has people put them in green smoothies by the fistful, even up to half of a cup, and no one seems to have been harmed.
I come to this channel occasionally, and every time I come back I feel like I have come home to my responsible vegan mom❤️ it’s very comforting to know that there are vegans like you, who do the research.
Ann Reardon is not a dietitian as far as I know. As you said nobody’s right all the time and she most likely thought the info she provided is accurate. I just watched one of her videos about false advertising, I think overall she’s doing more good than harm.
Any decent channel is doing more good than harm. This is just too many misteps (this isn't her only one) from someone who is a dietician and/or food scientist.
Ann herself claims to be a dietitian, food scientist and pastry chef in the tag line she edits in under her talking head scenes.
Thank you for making this video, I was actually really scared of flax seed after watching Ann's. I feel like Ann needs a better fact checking system, maybe you could help her out lol
The swedish national nutrition agency's stance is that children should not eat any flax seed at all, and adults limit ground flax to 1tbsp a day and only if it is heated. /shrug
Thank you for making this video. I saw the how to cook that video, and felt like I should be doing some research now on flax seeds given that I eat two table spoons every morning. But,...I was too lazy to actually do the research, so thank you for presenting this information in an entertaining fashion.
Lol my daughter is almost 19 now, but I did call poison control once when she was wayyyyy younger, due to eating a pear - seeds, and all 😂
Don't judge me, we didn't have home Internet yet 😂
Made the unfortunate mistake of introducing my Baby to sunflower, flax and sesame seeds first before giving her whole fruits. It did not occur to me what she would think of Apple and paar seeds xD well, she is still Alive, didnt poison herself as the seeds Taste bad And she instantly lernt smth lol.
Thank you for this video! I was researching the subject myself because some time ago I told my grandma she should eat ground flax seed and I was worried it might be hurting her, even though she usually only has one tbsp a day. Ann's video seemed definitely suspicious, I know people who eat flax seed bread all the time and they're perfectly fine. What a weird thing to warn against.
We didn't give our kid flax until they were around 1 year old mainly because vegan kids don't really need a "fiber supplement" which (aside from the omega 3's, which, as you say, you can get elsewhere) is the main reason to promote it to adults in industrialised countries like you mentioned. I've seen dietitian saying the same and being worried that flax and chia might give the babies a false sense of satiation because it can absorb a lot of fluid.
Our main focus for our baby was that they got enough calories which is why fruit was served after protein, fat was given liberally and fiber was cut down (not using full wheat pasta and bread each time etc). This is kind of the opposite of what adults are told but is important for growing children eating a low calorie diet (aka plant-based diet).
I live in Sweden and I had no idea there was a recommendation not to eat flaxseeds. You can find them in any grocery store here.
Cooked flaxseed is 100% safe. Just don't eat raw flaxseed. This is common knowledge in many Asian countries. According to eJIM (evidence-based Japanese Integrative Medicine supported by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare in Japan) clearly stated that "生のアマニや熟していないアマニは、毒性のある成分が含まれている可能性があるので、食べないでください。" Translate to English "Do not eat raw or unripe flaxseed, as it may contain toxic ingredients."
Yeah i saw this video a while back and thought the flax part was pretty weird. Like just because people have big bags of ground flax don't mean they are eating it by the cupful. I watched that part and my takeaway was ok so if you eat like an insane amount at once its bad for you but one person eating more then a few tablespoons(if almost want to say 2) is almost unheard of. Like is she worried about a toddler getting into and eating handfuls of ground flax. I raised my eyebrow at her calling it dangerous based of an extreme case.
Oh thank god 😂 I normally put a tablespoon on my oatmeal every day and I was thinking maybe I should stop after Ann's video, but I figured it's probably a stretch to think that's it's actually dangerous and it's such a great, easy way to give my meal an extra boost. Thanks for looking deeper into this - I definitely didn't have the time and it was kind of nagging at me. Shitty news about the Bob's red mill, though, 'cause I'm pretty sure that's the only brand of ground flax I can buy here, but I'll double check. Thanks again!!
Thank you for doing the research for us 👍
Glad you mentioned cadmium and Consumer labs. And I had the EXACT same experience: switched from Bob's Redmill to TJs. Just because one You Tuber went to extremes, doesn't mean there isn't some concern about overconsumption or the possibility of questionable sources. Same goes for cacoa powder. I use both, but I do my due diligence. I used to love Hijiki seaweed but the amount of arsenic is through the roof so I switched to Wakeme. Not everything vegan automatically dons a halo.
Thank you so much! I respect Ann a lot, so when she said that I was genuinely freaked out! I have a very picky toddler, so one of the only things I can give him are baked goods like breakfast cookies and muffins. I thrown in a tbsp of flax sometimes for a nutritional boost, a long with chia seeds or hemp seeds, mashed fruit or shredded veg.
One piece of logic i like to refute is where you said only one country warns against eating flax seeds is not an argument towards it being safe, by that logic meat is healthy and safe cuz most countries allow the consumption of meat.
3:25 - Maybe look up Brooke Goldner's recovery protocol. She recommends minimum half a cup of flaxseed every day and did a video last year about the cyanide poisoning risk
Thank you! I hadn't had time to double check the information about flax so I have just been avoiding putting it in any of my family's food (with a toddler and a newborn, I have other things on my mind). I mostly just use chia seeds instead but now I'll return to adding flax to things as well :)
I work like half a mile from Bob's Red Mill and today I took my break outside. With nobody around smoking a cigarette, I was kind of sickened by the smell of some sort of shit burning in the air. I wonder if their proximity to so much manufacturing has anything to do with toxic compounds found in their flax seeds.
I fully stopped eating flax because of her video! Thank you so much for this
Ever since Ann implied that another baker was a liar because Ann couldn't/didn't follow the other baker's directions concerning colouring icing, I completely stopped watching or paying attention to her. She wouldn't admit to being wrong, which makes everything she says suspect.
If a person is to be believed, they must be able to admit when they're wrong.
It amazes me how many of you reference this ONE video. She couldn't replicate the icing coloring and she tried twice. It doesn't mean she's a bad food scientist or spreading misinformation. 🙄
There are a lot of recipes for ketogenic buns, bread, crackers, etc based on ground flaxseed, some of which containing only ground flaxseed by the cup and water. I tried one of these and they didn't taste nice and did make me feel unwell. I never had a problem with whole flaxseed in regular bread or using a flax egg in baked goods though. Thanks for this video.
Cooked flaxseed is 100% safe as the heat detoxifies the cyanide. Just avoid eating raw flaxseed.
Question: you mentioned cyanide being destroyed in the cooking process, but does that hold true for the amygdalin pre-metabolism as well?
I actually may be one of those outliers, as I've been eating 100-150 g of raw flaxseeds daily for many years (couldn't resist the amount of fiber, ALA, and other health benefits they provide). I'll look into the numbers myself as well, but after watching your video, I'm now thinking of reducing the intake due to the potential high cadmium levels (per my serving...). Although I wonder how it compares to other seeds that I would compensate with. As always, many thanks for your work!
Commonwealth countries tend to have lower food safety rules than the EU, I would be afraid to eat anything in the US. I get why you made the video but it's very clickbaity I thought Ann was wrong but she wasn't she was just too concerned about it.
this was so weird, flax seeds are eaten very commonly in India and are considered extremely healthy and beneficial. We do eatjust ground flax seeds with some mustard oil and spices and its sooo good. i just ignored what Ann said as her not understanding the benefits if flax and or not understanding those gov recommendations lol
Thank you for this, sometimes I watch Ann's videos and I got concerned about that one, I still continued eating flaxseed though but decided to decrease the amount.
I’m exhausted at this point.
Omega 3s are important to dont tell me flax is toxic 😂
Thanks for that. For a second there, I thought I was dead.
A (not the) vegan gastro specialist RD here. Flax is super helpful for people with IBS C during low fodmap to keep soluble fibre up whilst reducing fermentable carbohydrates and therefore a lot of fibre sources as it's non fermentable therefore non gas formig. The mucour with water lubricates stool passage and it improves stool form. We recommend 1tbsp but you can use psyllium husk/ispaghula husk for the same effect. Noone got cyanide poisoning and a lot of RDs and GI nurses and gastroenterologist Drs recommend this
Love your take on this Swayze.
THANK YOU! I saw her video and fully believed her. I was so shocked since I do add flax almost every day to my food. made me question the healthiness of it
I eat a LOT of milled flax - mostly as salad dressing with tahini ...
My main concern has always been the calories. - but even if it doesn't help me with my omega 3, there are other beneficial compounds and I find the combo with tahini yummy - usually stirred into lightly-pickled Polish cabbage-based salad - sold ready-made in jars ... also other salad generally ..
I think it's fair of her to point out that you would need a fairly low amount of flax to get a toxic dose. Like obviously it is way more than most people would eat, but unlike the apple example, I could actually conceptualize of eating that much throughout the day if like, I thought it was insanely healthy and all, and maybe I was desperate.
I don't know.
But I agree that it is very misleading and pretty irresponsible to point that out while suggesting the most logical conclusion would be to not eat it ever especially for children.
It's not per day, though. You'd have to eat a lot relatively quickly. The bioavailability of cyanide from flax is much worse than from something like cassava, in which case you're getting virtually all of it. So it makes sense there are no cases of poisoning even with some eating large doses.
I left a comment being like "... I feel like this information would be coming from the vegan community, if true. They'd be the ones to know, from long term practical experience. You obviously don't use flax seeds in your diet very often..."
The cadmium in flax is likely from the soil where it was grown. Which means it probably varies by batch as most big companies source from many farms in different locations.
She's a pretty good food scientist, but she is not a toxicologist.
Can you imagine the absolute explosive diarrhea of those test participants?
I'd be very interested if flaxseed oil has the same concerns 🤔 great video! 🖤
There’s no problem with the oil since it doesn’t contain any (or only very very little) cadmium or cyanide.
@@-johnny-deep- thank you, that is very helpful :)
THANK YOU. I was seriously disturbed when she put that out. But what do we expect? She schills for Temu and just did a wishy washy video about whether or not Kellogg's and other big name brands are lying to you when they lie on their packaging and advertising... THE ANSWER IS YES, ANN, JUST SAY IT. Jesus.
In Sweden you are recommended to not eat over a certain amount. But it is mostly the crushed ones.
I thought she was a food scientist?
I am here for you debunking these RUclipsrs I follow regularly ❤
Aren’t omega 3s very heat sensitive? What would be the value in eating cooked flax, just the fiber? Love consumer labs!
I am so glad you made a video addressing this! I generally really like Ann's channel, but this one made me a bit annoyed....
So I can still make a loaf of flatbread since it's baked? Because I just bought a whole bag since I'm grain free...
Regarding the cadmium, my concern is the supply chain which is opaque to us.
I love ConsumerLabs but their paradigm assumes ingredient sourcing that is specific to brand or manufacturer. However, the reality is that for many ingredients it isn't easy to pinpoint single sources - e.g. a manufacturer may buy flaxseed that has been pooled from several different sources/farms (grown in soil that may or may not contain significant levels of cadmium) and a manufacturer can switch suppliers at any time (the ConsumerLabs test you cited is a snapshot -- following capitalist imperatives, Trader Joe's could, for example, switch to a cheaper flaxseed supplier to cut costs). I would like to have you talk more about why you aren't concerned about the cadmium contamination.
It alarmed me and I keep thinking about whether the benefits of flaxseeds (for me eaten daily, so while not in huge quantities is a constant exposure of something that if contaminated with cadmium would mean bioaccumulation of a heavy metal that can damage organs and bones and may be carcinogenic.
I'm asking this earnestly -- wanting to know why you aren't concerned. Whilst flax is an old food, I would guess that it's been rare that people were eating it daily and able to mill that flaxseed as thoroughly and immediately as we can now and use it in so many ways -- it's common for most vegans to add it to their oatmeal, baked goods (as an egg replacer), add it to thicken sauces, put it in smoothies, to make crackers, cookies and bars from it.
So, the flaxseeds are way more ubiquitous in the vegan world than amongst non-vegans. One thought I had is that flaxseed is used for its laxative effect, so perhaps, it doesn't stick around in our bodies long enough to cause issues.
I'm interested in using flaxseed for its lignans (according to ConsumerLabs, flaxseed oil where I could get my ALAs doesn't have the same problem with cadmium contamination).
Sooo what’s that breakfast cookie recipe??
I couldn't remember which video I watched that made me wary of flax but it might of been Ann's! I get chronic migraines and saw something about it being linked to headaches. Couldn't find anything online about it and even found things saying that flax helps headaches, so I'm glad I didn't throw out my bag of flax, it's so good in cookies.
She misunderstands why the Swedish guidelines say that, they say avoiding high consumption of ground flax seeds DAILY because we don't know what a safe chronic dose (so dose you eat every day) is for cyanide
I cannot say that I was surprised when Ann started fearmongering. I lost all respect for her when she did a Teemu (I think that's the name) sponsorship, as if we don't all know what type of businessmodel they run. I would be so embarrassed if I were her, it's like she is not hearing herself talk.
On flaxseed as an ALA source I have doubts that treatment reducing anti-nutrients could ruin the omega 3 bioavailability. Many suggest to toast them but omega 3s are heat sensitive, same goes with cooking. Some even sprout them and then dry them, I don't know what to do
Flax meal retains its omega 3 even when heated, apparently. I saw that in a dr greger video.
just curious, could there be a build up in the body if eaten daily? I eat about 2 tbsp a day so just wondering but given that I have never heard of this toxicity im sure its nothing to worry about
Cooked flaxseed is 100% safe. Just don't eat raw flaxseed. This is common knowledge in many Asian countries. According to eJIM (evidence-based Japanese Integrative Medicine supported by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare in Japan) clearly stated that "生のアマニや熟していないアマニは、毒性のある成分が含まれている可能性があるので、食べないでください。" Translate to English "Do not eat raw or unripe flaxseed, as it may contain toxic ingredients."
Emoji - isn’t there a kale seitan emoji? Well WHY NOT
Flax-S-Death. Cri-Key. Death incoming. Or. If eaten whole. You’re golden.
I happend to be shopping around online and came across "Coffee Enama" products in the health section. It seems that this is the latest fad in the low-carb marketing world. Maybe I could use old coffee grounds?
My gynecologist told me not to eat flax seeds every day due to the high estrogen content. Do you agree? I initially started to eat them to help blood pressure but in fact I found they lowered my LDL.
I've seen trials looking at 30g (about 4tbs) flax supplementation for prostate cancers
Ann was able to string me along until the temu sponsorship. I don’t understand science stuff well enough to decipher it if spoken about confidently enough however that sponsorship was all I needed to know.
The Swedish Food Agency actually advices against eating more than 2 tsp of whole flax seeds a day, and says that eating ground flax should be avoided all together. Personally, I feel very conflicted as to what to do... Listen to all the advice on RUclips and different plantbased sources or to my country's food agency...
I add like 7 tablespoons to my yogurt at night. Omg I had no clue, also 122lbs
Can someone please explain the comments about the fish killing people and the gallbladder removal comment? Thanks
The fish is a pufferfish i think when ate its called fugu, and if not prepared carefully can be lethal. The gallbladder comment is to do with the company mentioned toward the start, there was a video about them a while ago
Interested to hear your thoughts on the tiktoker Orim, she is a big vegan account and pushes a lot of natural DIY alternatives to things like shampoo and deodorant..
I would argue alcohol is probably wayyy more toxic than daily tablespoon or two of flaxseeds. Geez.
Can you do a review on Dr. Peter Rogers and what he says about flax and soy? He is vegan, but he says that flax and soy should be completely avoided. Look up his videos about it. He also says that we should eat no overt fats at all, meaning zero nuts, seeds, avocados, olives, and no bottled oils of any kind, but especially no soy and flaxseeds. Can you do a video reviewing what he says about all this?
This was a surprise to me! Ann is usually pretty reliable, but anyone can make mistakes, and I was definitely surprised and sceptical to see the claims she made in that video, especially since back in my paleo days (yeah, I know, I know) I used to eat a fair amount of ground flaxseed and never had any issues. But yeah, just goes to show anyone can make a mistake, even a food scientist. But I do think food scientists and dietitians, like Ann, have a higher degree of responsibility to be extra clear about their claims. It's honestly hard for me to imagne Ann giving deliberate disinformation, but she can certainly be wrong.
Ok but the real question is...can you share the breakfast cookie recipe?
how about flaxseed oil?
isnt that the same with all groud seeds. like flax and chia? you couldnt have 2 tblespoons each
Eating half or a quarter or even an eighth of the lethal dose of something daily may have health effects that are not currently known, I think. Heating amygdalin only breaks it down past around 230C, according to "thermal behaviour and kinetic study of amygdalin", but I am not sure if cyanide would break down sooner. Though it does probably break down at a smaller temperature, the study I found said that decomposition occurs after 246C, or 470F, so maybe cooking at 450 f for that time worked too but I don't know if it would be different when cooked at a lower temperature (although because flaxseed is already so low in it removing what little is there would certainly be enough, I'm just thinking about if you were serving it to babies). Also, In the study you reference, it is clear at least that eating raw, milled flaxseed does raise your blood cyanide levels even though it is not by a toxic amount. Nobody is eating 2.4 tablespoons raw in water in 2 minutes but you may eat half that over a longer period of time, and because it is in the form of amygdalin, it will be released into your blood very slowly so you are being exposed for much longer to a much lower dose. I don't think flax is going to hurt anybody, but other foods high in cyanide like cassava (though in that same study cassava raised cyanide levels WAY more than linseed, to 30 micromoles in the highest case and an average of around 15, so cassava is clearly much more dangerous than flaxseed) are shown to cause significant neurological effects in west africa where they are commonly consumed because of long-term exposure to cyanide which manifests very differently than acute. I am not saying flax is dangerous at all, but it does raise blood cyanide levels a bit and long-term exposure to cyanide is much different than acute. Looking purely at the LD50 or when symptoms arise will not necessarily tell you if something is harmful to your health in the long term and I think there needs to be more research so we can know for sure. In the meantime I will still eat flax for the omegas but the studies do say that there may be long term effects we just don't know of, so I hope it is studied more in the future. Still, thank you for making this video so I could do some research as well and so that I don't take everything said by Ann Reardon at 100% face value. I don't want this comment to come off as rude because I really like your channel so if it does I apologize, I find your videos infinitely helpful and you helped me get on top of b12 supplementation and I take choline now as well (plus a multi for good measure.) Anyways, these were just some thoughts I had while watching the video and I think talking about long term exposure is more important even though it is so severely understudied and Ann didn't make it the focus of her video. The cadmium thing is much more concerning though.