chia seed and Increased HDL Cholesterol Levels

• A Critical Review of the Health Benefits Associated with Chia Seeds (Salvia Hispanica L.).

  • 2025-10-12
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 500
  • Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands) 80(4)
  • • Zena Kadhim Al-Younis
    • Sarmad Ghazi Al-Shawi
    • A K Kareem
    • Safia Obaidur Rab
    • Renuka Jyothi S
    • Swati Mishra
    • Ashish Singh Chauhan
    • Udaybir Singh
    • Ahmad Hossen
    • Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed

  • PubMed: 41076614
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11130-025-01401-z

  8 Insights on

  • Increased HDL Cholesterol Levels

  • High evidence

  a small reduction in HDL-C was also observed (g = -0.093)

  Effect

  Harmful

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes