If your doctor has advised you to drink a glass lemon juice with water and chia seedsperhaps seeing the sticky result, you would give up on it. Or maybe you would start but eventually give up. However, if you listen to all its benefits in viral video on TikTokeverything changes. How are you going to be the only person who refuses to try it? That’s exactly what happens with a drink called tadpole water.
The ingredients are exactly that. When moistened, chia seeds take on a viscous consistency that, when combined with lemon, mimics the look of water filled with frog eggs or larvae. It’s not at all appealing, but TikTok claims that it has many benefits, the most important of which is its ability to help us. lose weight.
It’s September already. Along with the new year, it’s a time when we all set new goals for ourselves, and losing weight is usually one of those goals. If a viral video tells us that a disgusting drink called “tadpole water” will help us, why not try it? Now, is it good for you or is it advantages Are they comparable to your appearance?
Benefits of Tadpole Water
As explained in the article for Talk Director of the Nutrition and Health Program at Edge Hill University Hazel FlightTadpole water has certain advantages.
This is due to the chia seeds. In recent years, eating these seeds has become very fashionable, thanks in large part to social media. Many influencers add them to their breakfasts and snacks and proclaim their benefits from their rooftops. They are able to absorb 12 times its weight in waterthat’s why they promote satiety and they help to hydrate the body of those who take them. Satiety is also achieved thanks to its fiber contentwhich is involved in regulating blood sugar levels. On the other hand, when they reach the stomach, they form a kind of gel that slows down digestionso that again it promotes saturation and, in addition, the energy is obtained gradually, and not all at once.
If we feel full, we eat less, and this is ideal for losing weight. But chia seeds also have a very interesting nutritional profile, high in vitamins, antioxidants and, above all, omega-3 fatty acids. They help control cholesterol and triglycerides, so they are great for heart health. And while we’re on the subject, we can’t forget that chia seeds in tadpole water help lower blood pressure. What a bicoca. Who wouldn’t want to drink that drink, no matter how bad it is? Well, that’s all true, but you have to know both sides of the coin.
Not everything is good with chia seeds
Flight herself also explains that all that glitters is not gold. While tadpole aquatic chia seeds offer many benefits, they also carry some risks. First of all, their gelatinous texture can cause suffocationespecially if they are not pre-moistened. We have already seen that they have the ability to absorb a lot of water. If we do not force them to absorb it before drinking, they will do it themselves. in the esophaguswhere they will swell and cause blockages. That is why it is important to let them sit at least in water with lemon or any other substance. 15-30 minutes before useThe more there is, the better.
They can also cause intestinal discomfortincluding diarrhea and constipation. Especially if it is abused or if there have been previous digestive problems.
Another negative effect occurs in people taking medications for hypertension. Chia seeds enhance their effect, so the voltage may drop too low and cause dizziness.
Finally, although rare, some people may experience reactions allergy to chia seeds.
Trendy and Viral Videos
Chia seeds are a trend. We have been almost led to believe through social media that nothing will provide us with such a quantity of omega-3 fatty acids. However, our diet has traditionally included much cheaper local products rich in these nutrients. This is the case, for example, with walnuts or sardines.
So no matter how trendy they are and how many viral videos they’ve appeared in, chia seeds are not the panacea they’re trying to sell us.
Water tadpoles can cause infestation
Chia seeds come from a plant Spanish sage; which, despite its name, is not grown in Spain. If we look at the packaging of this product, we will see that it is usually imported from countries such as Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay or Nicaragua.
So we are faced with two ecological problems. On the one hand, bringing the seeds here means huge carbon footprint. And, on the other hand, seeds that end up in the sewer when we wash dishes or in other ways can end up in rivers and eventually grow around itfacilitating the spread of the invasive plant. Spanish sage It does not grow here and can compete with local plants for soil resources. This has already been reported in Catalonia, in the Besos River basin.
So, tadpole water may be beneficial in some ways, but the reality is that when we weigh it up, the bad outweighs the good. Let’s look for the same benefits in products closer to home. Ecosystems, the planet, and of course, our pockets will thank you.
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