Chia Seeds Consumption in Hypertriglyceridemia

This study is an unblinded randomized controlled clinical trial. The study will be conducted on people with mild to moderate hypertriglyceridemia whose fasting blood triglyceride levels were between 150-499 mg/dL in the previous two tests. Participants who meet the following criteria will not be included in the study: Being treated with fibrate medications, end-stage kidney disease, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy, patients with liver cirrhosis, being treated glucocorticoids, continuous use of omega-3 supplements or in the past month, and pregnancy or lactation.

Patients will be randomly assigned to one of three study groups. The duration of the study will be 8 week. The groups are: the control group, which is given a placebo pearls containing sunflower oil. the omega-3 oil group will be given omega-3 pearls, and the chia seed group that will consume chia seeds. In addition, the participants of all three groups are subjected to a low-calorie diet. At the beginning and end of the study, the measurements include body weight, blood pressure, blood concentration of lipids, lipoproteins and inflammatory factors.

Inclusion criteria

• - Individuals who had fasting triglyceride concentration 150-499 mg/dL in their two previous tests

Exclusion criteria

• Being treated with fibrate medications
• Being treated glucocorticoids
• Being treated with anticoagulants (except aspirin)
• Continuous use of omega-3 supplements or in the past month
• End-stage kidney disease
• Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients
• Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy
• Patients with liver cirrhosis
• Pregnancy or lactation.