Salvia hispanica L. (chia) seeds oil extracts reduce lipid accumulation and produce stress resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Cristiane Freitas RodriguesWillian SalgueiroMatheus BianchiniJuliana Cristina VeitRobson Luiz PuntelTatiana EmanuelliCristiane Casagrande DernadinDaiana Silva ÁvilaPublished in: Nutrition & metabolism (2018)
Taken together, our data demonstrate that both extraction methods from chia seeds result in oils that are rich in mono and polyunsaturated fatty acids, which may modulate lipid accumulation and provide antioxidant resistance in C. elegans.