Consumo de linaza molida para la reducción de peso corporal en personas con exceso de peso

objective: to describe changes in weight, body fat mass and food intake in overweight and obese people, who consumed 30 g of ground flaxseed daily during eight weeks and to report the tolerance to this treatment. materials and methods:it was an intervention study. a group of 10 overweight adults were selected to voluntarily consume 30 g of ground flaxseed through eight weeks. they were asked not to change their usual food intake and their physical activity routine during the intervention. , food consumption, physical activity and anthropometric variables were measured at baseline, week four and week eight. subject's tolerance to consumption of ground flaxseed was measured each week. results: no significant changes in weight (p=0,610), and body fat mass (p=0,866) were observed. participants did not report adverse effects. conclusions: intake of 30 g of ground flaxseed daily for eight weeks, without reductions of caloric intake and without increases in physical activity didn't show significant weight reductions in overweight individuals.