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Does safflower oil supplements trim your waist line?
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No: Our body makes hormones based on consumption of fatty acids. Safflower oil contains lots of polyunsaturated omega 6 fatty acids, which tend to increase inflammation, blood clotting, and cell proliferation, while those from omega 3 fatty acids decrease those effects. Sources of omega 6 are numerous in modern diets as in polyunsaturated vegetable oils as in safflower oil.
Answered 3/11/2012
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No: There was a small study comparing safflower oil and conjugated linoleic acid (cla) in which a significant loss of abdominal fat in postmenopausal women with diabetes. you cannot say that safflower oil supplements will help trim your waste line based on this study as it was a very small study on select patients.
Answered 3/11/2012
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