Legume Consumption Can Cut Heart Disease Risk
Bulking up the diet with legumes such as beans and peas can lower the risk of heart disease. Men and women who ate legumes at least four times a week had a 22% lower risk of coronary heart disease...
View ArticleCompounds In Legume May Be Helpful In Treating Cancer
Researchers at Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research (CILR) have screened legumes, the plants which obtain useable nitrogen from soil bacteria in their roots, for biological activity...
View ArticleDeveloping World's Malnourished Must Turn To Legumes For Protein
A recent report has revealed that legumes could turn out to be a nutritional powerhouse to help overcome malnutrition among an estimated 800 million undernourished people in the developing world....
View ArticleLegumes Lower Heart Disease Risk in Diabetics
In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, legumes such as beans, chickpeas or lentils improve blood sugar control and reduce coronary artery disease (CHD) risk, say researchers. David J.A. Jenkins,...
View ArticleLegumes Like Beans, Chickpeas, Lentils and Peas Lower Cholesterol Levels
If you have been advised to reduce your cholesterol levels, here is one more suggestion that you can adopt - eat a serving of legumes like beans, chickpeas, lentils and peas every day. A new study...
View ArticleDeveloping World's Malnourished Must Turn To Legumes For Protein
A recent report has revealed that legumes could turn out to be a nutritional powerhouse to help overcome malnutrition among an estimated 800 million undernourished people in the developing world....
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