Chia Seed Research

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These are studies performed on Chia.
Some of these were sponsored by other companies who sell chia under their own brands.

Clinical Studies on Chia

One of the earliest sites that introduced chia to the western world (contains a number of clinical studies):

READ DOCUMENTED NUTRITION DATA FOR CHIA SEEDS

• Research by Dr Wayne Coates
  CHIA SEEDS: New Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Natural Antioxidants, and Dietetic Fibre 
• A Doctor Gives Three reasons to Eat Chia 

On Chia and Allergies and the Immune System 

• Chia and Allergies: A Clinical Study  

On Chia and Diabetes 

• Article in Diabetes Care, November 2007: Supplementation of Conventional Therapy With the Novel Grain Salba (Salvia hispanica L) Improves Major and Emerging Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Type 2 Diabetes      

On Chia's nutritional data

• A summary of nutritional benefits of chia versus other sources of omega-3 such as fish and flax seed 
• Nutritional Composition  
• A Clinical Study on Chia (needs subscription) 
• Protein Digestibility of chia seeds 
• Chia as a natural source of lipid anti-oxidants  
• Ground chia seed and chia oil effects on plasma lipids and fatty acids in the rat 
• A comparison of Omega-3 content in various food sources 
• Chia, one of the most powerful, whole food antioxidant we know

• http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1996/v3-045.html 

In the News

• Simple grain offers health benefits to diabetics  
• A new product: Chia CO₂ Extract 
• Chia growing in Australia 
• Chia close to winning EU Novel Foods approval 

In the Books

Read an excerpt of the book "The Magic of Chia" by James F Scheer.  Buy the book here.

 Clinical Studies on Omega-3