Chia, Flax & Cherry Active

[Martin.A]

I've been reading about the claimed health benefits of chia seeds, flax and cherry active, especially in relation to diabetes. Anyone into these?

Not sure about the cherry active as it seems to be around 80% carbohydrate.

Martin

 

[Eddy Edson]

I eat large amounts of chia seeds. Started when I was looking for something with a lot of fibre to make up for the grains I wasn't eating any more, increased when I went more plant-based and was looking for protein, further increased when I started really liking them in coffee.

They are very nutritious - huge amounts of fibre, the biggest plant source of omega-3 apparently, high-quality complete protein, good micronutrients. But I don't think there's any real evidence of a particular T2D benefit, except to the extent that there's some weak-ish evidence that fibre can be helpful. I think it might have helped me when I was getting things under control, but it could well have just been weight loss at around the time I started eating them.

Flax seeds are similar, but you have to grind them & after which they can go rancid after a while, so more of a hassle.

 

[Drummer]

Anything 80 percent carbs can't be a good idea - but the seeds are useful in a normal (what I think of as normal) diet, which everyone ought to have. As for benefits for someone with diabetes - can't think of any, though you should be able to make low carb crackers with them if you hanker for them with cheese at Christmas.