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According
to the world health organization
in 2008 35% of the adults aged 20 and over were overweight and 11% were
obese. Obesity has nearly doubled since 1980 and worldwide in total more
than 1.4 billion adults of 20 and older are overweight and more than 40
million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese in 2012.
Obesity is a major risk factor for diseases such as diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders,
especially and some cancers such as endometrial, breast, and colon
cardiovascular diseases, heart disease and stroke, which were the leading
cause of death in 2012
Therefore,
not just for obese people chia seeds can be of any significance, just for
anybody who is interested in weight control. In general, any weight loss
diet is more than just subtracting or adding single foods. What matters is
the entire diet, as well as other lifestyle behaviors like exercising and
sleeping routines. We believe that together with a real food based diet
along with a healthy lifestyle, chia seeds can definitely help with weight
loss.
Chia seeds have a unique blend of both insoluble and soluble fiber.
Fiber
slows down the body's process of breaking down foods to sugars, resulting
in more stable blood sugars. See also for more sugars and chia and diabetes
section. Once chia seeds come in touch with a liquid, the seeds
form a gel and once ingested they further expand which give you a feeling of satiation.
The fiber in fact absorbs a large quantity of water and the gel expands
itself in the stomach, which increase the feeling of fullness and slow down the
absorption of food. Glucomannan enjoys the same feature. On
glucomannan, a fiber that works in a similar way as chia seeds, there have
been several studies
conducted and they all show that it lead to weight loss. In an other study outcomes were the same:
“Results showed a significant mean weight loss (5.5 lbs) using glucomannan
over an eight-week period”. Furthermore positive effects are reported on
serum cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol which were
significantly reduced (21.7 and 15.0 mg/dl respectively) in the glucomannan
treated group. Last but not least, no adverse reactions to glucomannan were
reported.
Further research has shown that in diabetic subjects that chia seeds
enjoy a a low glycemic index food.
A
low index mean that eating Chia seeds decreases the blood sugar spike
approximately an hour after the meal. Then the after eliminating the sugar
spike, the subsequent drop in sugar an hour later is less intense, and this
is known to lead to decreased feelings of hunger.
Conclusion
In
modern day’s life, losing weight has become a mayor issue. Obesity causes
very serious deceases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and some
cancers.
Chia seeds thru its fiber and its unique ability to form a gel proves
to be a significant help in make you feel full and lose weight.
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National
Center Biotechnology Information
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Diabetes
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Diabetic
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American
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