Hiya,

I was just rereading my Protein Power book, by the Drs. Eades and reviewing all the stuff on oils/fats and the whole eicosanoid cascade.

To my surprise, in their table of fats/oils (page 345) they show that flaxseed oil is very high in alphalinoleic acid - not something you want going into your system, due to it's tendency to move production toward the 'bad' eicosanoid direction.

That chapter (12) on 'The Microhormone Messengers: Meet the Eicosanoids is a worthwhile read I think.

They recommend almond oil, hazelnut oil, olive oil, safflower, light sesame and peanut, over the flaxseed oil. The fish oil is useful for offsetting the problem with the arachidonic acid, if one is sensitive to that, since that acid is another that apparently predisposes to pushing the eicosanoid production toward the negative stream.