6. Cholesterol
If you are concerned about cholesterol, then you definitely want to take a look at what Chia seeds have to offer. A recent study in the British Journal of Nutrition showed that Chia seeds are extremely beneficial when it comes to lowering cholesterol levels. Of course, most people know that there are two types of cholesterol that you should be aware of. The good kind is called HDL and the bad kind is called LDL.
But what the study showed is when Chia seeds are used as a fat source within your diet they increase the good cholesterol or HDL while lowering levels of LDL – the bad cholesterol. That’s why medical experts are recommending that you replace current fat sources with Chia seeds instead. If you replace things like vegetable oil or corn oil with Chia seeds, then you’re going to lower your bad cholesterol levels and reduce or prevent obesity.