Chia Seed and weight
What 3 graded rows on chia seed agree on for weight, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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Chia Seed and weight
3 rows · 173 peopleSplit. 1 row found an improvement, 1 found no difference and 1 had mixed results.
- CGrade C× 1
- DGrade D× 1
- ∅No effect× 1
- Rows
- 3
- Trials
- 3
- People
- 173
Where they differ
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 77 people (2017) and found an improvement. 1 row is graded No effect, our grade for adequately powered trials that found no effect.
The row that found an improvement ran longer (6 months) than the row that found no difference (3 months).
Only the row that found no difference names women and men in its population.
The row that found an improvement is newer (2017) than the row that found no difference (2009).
1 row with mixed results is left out of this comparison.
The rows
1 improved · 1 no difference · 1 mixed- CGrade CBody weight and waist in overweight adults with type 2 diabetes · Improved
RCT · n 77 · 2017 · Overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes (HbA1c 6.5% to 8.0%) on a calorie-restricted diet
30 g per 1,000 kcal a day (control: 36 g per 1,000 kcal of an oat-bran product) · 6 months
Weight fell 1.9 kg on chia vs 0.3 kg on control (p = 0.020); waist fell 3.5 vs 1.1 cm (p = 0.027); CRP fell 39% vs 7% (p = 0.045) and adiponectin rose 6.5%.
- ∅No effectBody weight and disease risk factors in overweight adults · No difference
RCT · n 76 · 2009 · Overweight or obese men and women aged 20 to 70; 76 of 90 completed
25 g twice daily (50 g/day) before meals · 12 weeks
No differences vs placebo in body mass or composition, inflammation, oxidative stress, blood pressure or lipids; plasma ALA rose 24.4% vs a 2.8% fall on placebo.
- DGrade DWeight, lipids and blood pressure in women with obesity · Mixed
RCT · n 20 · 2023 · Adult women with obesity (chia flour vs placebo)
Not stated in the abstract · 90 days
No differences in weight, body composition or energy expenditure; HDL cholesterol fell (p = 0.049) and systolic blood pressure tended to fall (p = 0.062).