Friday Favorites: Do Chia Seeds Help with Belly Fat?

The secret to unlocking the benefits of chia seeds may be grinding them up.

The video I referred to is Which Are Better: Chia Seeds or Flaxseeds? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/whic....

For more on flax, check out:
• Flaxseeds for Hypertension (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/Flax...)
• Flaxseeds and Breast Cancer Survival: Clinical Evidence (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flax...)
• Can Flaxseeds Help Prevent Breast Cancer? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/Can-...)
• Flaxseeds vs. Prostate Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flax...)
• Flaxseeds for Breast Pain (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flax...)
• Flaxseeds vs. Diabetes (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flax...)
• Flaxseeds and Breast Cancer Prevention (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/flax...)
• Benefits of Flaxseeds for Inflammation (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/bene...)
• How Well Does Cooking Destroy the Cyanide in Flaxseeds? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-...)

Risk of Salmonella is another reason why we shouldn’t eat raw alfalfa sprouts and should be wary of poultry. See:
• Salmonella in Chicken and Turkey: Deadly But Not Illegal (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/salm...)
• Chicken Salmonella Thanks to Meat Industry Lawsuit (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/chic...)
• Foster Farms Responds to Chicken Salmonella Outbreaks (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/fost...)

What about Salmonella and cooked eggs? Check out Total Recall (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/tota...) and Who Says Eggs Aren’t Safe and Healthy? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/who-....

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