Chia Seed and blood pressure
What 2 graded rows on chia seed agree on for blood pressure, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Chia Seed page, with its PubMed record.
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Chia Seed and blood pressure
2 rows · 414 peopleThey agree: both rows found an improvement.
- CGrade C× 2
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 9
- People
- 414
- Pooled reviews may count some twice
What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a meta-analysis of 372 people (2025) and found an improvement.
The rows run from 42 to 372 people, published from 2021 to 2025: 1 pooled review and 1 single study.
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2 improved- CGrade CBlood pressure · Improved
Meta-analysis, 8 studies · n 372 · 2025 · Adults in 8 randomised controlled trials
Varied by trial · Varied by trial
Systolic blood pressure fell by 5.61 mmHg (95% CI −8.77 to −2.44) and diastolic by 7.49 mmHg (−9.64 to −5.34); waist circumference fell by 1.46 cm, with no effect on weight (+0.09 kg) or BMI.
- CGrade CBlood pressure in type 2 diabetes · Improved
RCT · n 42 · 2021 · Adults with type 2 diabetes, 21 per group
40 g/day (control: no supplement) · 12 weeks
Systolic blood pressure fell significantly compared with control after adjustment (p = 0.007); glucose, HbA1c, insulin, lipids, CRP and body weight did not differ.