Exclusive: Chia Seeds And Weight Loss: Fact or Fiction? Expert Shares 5 Points On This Superfood
Role of Chia Seeds in weight loss: Dietitian Natasha Mohan, Transformation expert, Motivational Speaker and Lifestyle Expert shares with us the key pointers for understanding the benefits of Chia Seeds.
Role of Chia Seeds in weight loss: Dietitian Natasha Mohan, Transformation expert, Motivational Speaker and Lifestyle Expert shares with us the key pointers for understanding the benefits of Chia Seeds.
Role of chia seeds in weight loss
The market nowadays is being flooded with superfoods and one such food is chia seeds. Out of all the benefits chia seeds offer, one of the biggest advantages that gained popularity is their role in weight loss. Chia seeds have a great role in weight loss and this is backed by scientific evidence too. But all the reasons mentioned below need an additional hypocaloric diet. Any food alone cannot help to cause weight loss, rather adding that food in a hypocaloric diet along with physical activity benefits more. Dietitian Natasha Mohan, Transformation expert, Motivational Speaker and Lifestyle Expert shares with us the key pointers for understanding the benefits of Chia Seeds.
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Richness of fiber
Chia seeds are rich in fibre both soluble as well as insoluble fiber. Soluble fibre has the tendency to absorb water that turns into a gel-like substance, thereby slowing down bowel movements and giving a feeling of satiety. The feeling of fullness aids in reduced caloric intake and thus weight loss.