date:Jul 19, 2012
increases in levels of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and 30% increases in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) levels (Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, Vol. 67, pp. 105-110).
The health implications of increasing plasma ALA through milled chia seeds or other plant sources are still being debated, but two randomized studies (1012 weeks) by our research team have failed to show changes in disease risk factors including blood lipids, blood pressure, inflammation, oxidative stress, and arterial stiffness,wrot