“…[13] Now with recent peer-reviewed evidence, chia seeds have been associated with possible effectiveness for allergies, angina, athletic performance enhancement, diabetes, cancer, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarctions, hormonal and endocrine disorders, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, stroke, vasodilatation, anticoagulant, and antiviral effects. [7,8,[13][14][15][16] Up until now, there have been no studies or analyses documenting adverse harms from chia seeds, specifically with obstruction as described above. [17][18][19] When added to liquid at room temperature (see Figure 3), dry chia seeds immediately begin to form a hydrogel gum capsule absorbing up to 27 times their weight in water, [6] which exhibits a non-Newtonian fluid behavior.…”