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Hadi A, Askarpour M, Salamat S, Ghaedi E, Symonds ME, Miraghajani M · Pharmacol Res (2020)
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162 peer-reviewed studies
What the evidence says
Flaxseed doesn't have enough studies with structured effect-size data yet to pool a verdict. Browse the studies below for individual findings.
Most evidence is from high-quality meta-analyses and randomised trials published 1999–2026.
Based on 162 studies · 26 meta-analyses · 122 RCTs
Confidence
High confidenceBy outcome
57 studies in the last 5 years · Latest meta-analysis: 2026
Hadi A, Askarpour M, Salamat S, Ghaedi E, Symonds ME, Miraghajani M · Pharmacol Res (2020)
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Hadi A, Askarpour M, Ziaei R, Venkatakrishnan K, Ghaedi E, Ghavami A · Phytother Res (2020)
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Villarreal-Renteria AI, Herrera-Echauri DD, Rodríguez-Rocha NP, Zuñiga LY, Muñoz-Valle JF, García-Arellano S · Complement Ther Med (2022)
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Ren GY, Chen CY, Chen GC, Chen WG, Pan A, Pan CW · Nutrients (2016)
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Li L, Li H, Gao Y, Vafaei S, Zhang X, Yang M · Food Funct (2023)
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Askarpour M, Karimi M, Hadi A, Ghaedi E, Symonds ME, Miraghajani M · Cytokine (2020)
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Mohammadi-Sartang M, Mazloom Z, Raeisi-Dehkordi H, Barati-Boldaji R, Bellissimo N, Totosy de Zepetnek JO · Obes Rev (2017)
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Rahimlou M, Jahromi NB, Hasanyani N, Ahmadi AR · Adv Nutr (2019)
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Mohammadi-Sartang M, Sohrabi Z, Barati-Boldaji R, Raeisi-Dehkordi H, Mazloom Z · Nutr Rev (2018)
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Ursoniu S, Sahebkar A, Andrica F, Serban C, Banach M · Clin Nutr (2016)
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Pan A, Yu D, Demark-Wahnefried W, Franco OH, Lin X · Am J Clin Nutr (2009)
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Błaszczuk A, Barańska A, Kanadys W, Malm M, Jach ME, Religioni U · Nutrients (2022)
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Xi H, Zhou W, Sohaib M, Niu Y, Zhu R, Guo Y · Nutr Res (2023)
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Jalili C, Pezeshki M, Askarpour M, Marx W, Hassani B, Hadi A · Phytother Res (2020)
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Sadat Masjedi M, Mohammadi Pour P, Shokoohinia Y, Asgary S · Curr Probl Cardiol (2022)
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Sahebkar A, Katsiki N, Ward N, Reiner Ž · Altern Ther Health Med (2021)
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Khalesi S, Irwin C, Schubert M · J Nutr (2015)
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Flower G, Fritz H, Balneaves LG, Verma S, Skidmore B, Fernandes R · Integr Cancer Ther (2014)
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Shim YY, Kim JH, Cho JY, Reaney MJT · Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr (2024)
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In plain English: The results reveal that flaxseed oil intervention significantly decreases inflammatory cytokines, blood pressure, and insulin sensitivity, but does not affect blood lipid improvement.
Nie Y, Wang Y, Hui J, Shao D, Chen R, Deng Q, Chen Y, Wang X, Zhu D. · Nutrients (2025)