Can chia seeds really help you lose weight?

Chia seeds are not a weight loss product. They are rich in dietary fiber, containing 37% of dietary fiber. It can create a certain feeling of fullness, so that you don’t need to eat too much every day, thereby achieving the effect of losing weight without side effects. Chia seeds can expand after being brewed into tea. Drinking it will cause a stomach-protecting feeling, which will reduce food intake during meals. If you eat chia seeds to lose weight, you need to use chia seeds as a meal replacement to lose weight, such as replacing dinner, reducing caloric intake, thereby achieving the effect of weight loss. If you really want to lose weight, you still have to keep your mouth shut and open your legs.

For many of us Chinese, chia seeds are a new thing. This magical food that looks a lot like sesame seeds and can swell into "frog eggs" after being soaked in water has no processing method in our recipes.

However, among foreign internet circles, chia seeds have long been a “star ingredient”. On social platforms such as Instagram, many big-name celebrity fashion bloggers post photos of healthy food, and chia seeds are included in them.

Whether they are sprinkled on or mixed into food, mixed with chia seeds and oatmeal to make a refreshing breakfast, or just mixed with tap water to make a filling drink, chia seeds are often integrated into various occasions.

It is worth mentioning that chia seeds also have a great title - extraordinary food! This means that not only does it have a nutritional profile, it also has a higher nutritional density and nutritional value than ordinary food.

So, what is this little seed that is so popular in small circles on the Internet? As an "extraordinary food", is it well-deserved or is it just a marketing promotion? It is called an ideal meal replacement for weight loss groups. Can you really lose weight after eating it? Let’s reveal the secrets one by one below!

1. Chia seeds, a kind of "white sesame seeds" that can be soaked”

First, let’s get to know Chia Seeds. It is the seed of the mint plant Chia (Salvia Hispanica L.), which is produced in North America such as southern Spain and Guatemala. It is an important food for local Indians and has been consumed for thousands of years.

This "foreign white sesame" can expand itself 12 times when it comes into contact with water. Actually like...frog eggs.

Yes, gather like this! People with cryptophobia may not be able to enjoy such a "superfood" in their lifetime.

Some people may say, hey, is this inconvenience Mingliezi (also known as "Lanxiangzi")? Indeed, they look similar, have the same skills, and can "gain weight" when exposed to water, but they are not the same thing.

Minlie seeds, which are similar to chia seeds

Ocimum basilicum is a species of the genus Ocimum and is native to subtropical Asia and Africa. People who love desserts will be familiar with it, as it often appears in desserts such as poplar nectar and is used as a substitute for sago. Minglie seeds look very much like white sesame seeds, which are completely black. They are not textured like chia seeds and are very bright. It can expand itself up to 30 times when it touches water.