Effect of consumption of chia (Salvia hispanica) on constipation symptoms presented by students from a private university in Lima Este, 2014

• Autores: Bernal Altamirano, Eidi, Iñaguazo Trávez, Johanna Jessenia, Chanducas Lozano, Bertha
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Unión
• Repositorio: Revista UPEU - Revista Científica de Ciencias de la Salud
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.revistas.upeu.edu.pe:article/162
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/RCCS/article/view/162
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Constipation, consumption of Chia seed, dietary fiber.; Estreñimiento, Consumo de las semillas de chia, Fibra dietaria

Objetive: This research pretends to determine the effect of consumption of chia seed (Hispanic sage) about thesymptoms of constipation which presents the students of a private university of east Lima, 2014. Methods:The study is pre-experimental design and longitudinal cut. Results: The Treatment was applied in the group ofstudents with constipation for 3 weeks, which were divided into two subgroups consuming gelatin chia seeds25gr the Subgroup A and 15 gr the subgroup B. Conclusions: It was concluded that there is a significant decreasein symptoms of the constipation symptoms in the third week of treatment in both groups, being corroborated withthe McNemar test (p <0.05).