Health benefits of plant-based nutrition: focus on beans in cardiometabolic diseases

AP Mullins, BH Arjmandi - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, claiming over
650,000 American lives annually. Typically not a singular disease, CVD often coexists with …

A review of the nutritional value of legumes and their effects on obesity and its related co‐morbidities

CJ Rebello, FL Greenway, JW Finley - Obesity reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Since the 1970s, the proportion of overweight and obese people in the U nited S tates has
grown at an alarming rate. An awareness of the consequences of obesity on the health and …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional and health benefits of dried beans

V Messina - The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2014 - Elsevier
Dried beans (often referred to as grain legumes) may contribute to some of the health
benefits associated with plant-based diets. Beans are rich in a number of important …

Characteristics of pea, lentil and faba bean starches isolated from air-classified flours in comparison with commercial starches

L Li, TZ Yuan, R Setia, RB Raja, B Zhang, Y Ai - Food Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aimed to isolate starches of a high purity from starch-rich pea, lentil and faba
bean flours and to characterize and compare the isolated starches with important …

Nutrient and nonnutrient components of legumes, and its chemopreventive activity: a review

X Sánchez-Chino, C Jiménez-Martínez… - Nutrition and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Legumes in combination with other products are the staple food for a large part of the world
population, especially the low-income fragment, because their seeds provide valuable …

Faba bean processing: Thermal and non-thermal processing on chemical, antinutritional factors, and pharmacological properties

A Badjona, R Bradshaw, C Millman, M Howarth… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The food industry, academia, food technologists, and consumers have become more
interested in using faba bean seeds in the formulation of new products because of their …

Role of Phaseolus vulgaris L. in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases—Cardioprotective Potential of Bioactive Compounds

L Rodríguez, D Mendez, H Montecino, B Carrasco… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
In terms of safe and healthy food, beans play a relevant role. This crop belongs to the
species of Phaseolus vulgaris L., being the most consumed legume worldwide, both for poor …

Consumption of plant seeds and cardiovascular health: epidemiological and clinical trial evidence

E Ros, FB Hu - Circulation, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
554 Circulation July 30, 2013 and meta-analyses of the effects of the main bioactive seed
components on the same outcomes. Finally, we searched references cited in original studies …

Plant Proteins: Methods of Quality Assessment and the Human Health Benefits of Pulses

MG Nosworthy, G Medina, ZH Lu, JD House - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
As countries increase their standard of living and individual income levels rise, there is a
concomitant increase in the demand for animal-based protein. However, there are …

Effects of extrusion cooking on the chemical composition and functional properties of dry common bean powders

Y Ai, KA Cichy, JB Harte, JD Kelly, PKW Ng - Food Chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
The impact of extrusion cooking on the chemical composition and functional properties of
bean powders from four common bean varieties was investigated. The raw bean powders …