Nutritional quality of legumes, and their role in cardiometabolic risk prevention: a review

• Published in: Journal of medicinal food Vol. 16; no. 3; p. 185
• Main Authors: Bouchenak, Malika, Lamri-Senhadji, Myriem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Diet; Fabaceae - chemistry; Humans; Metabolic Diseases - etiology; Metabolic Diseases - prevention & control; Nutritive Value; Plant Extracts - therapeutic use; Seeds - chemistry

Legumes (including alfalfa, clover, lupins, green beans and peas, peanuts, soybeans, dry beans, broad beans, dry peas, chickpeas, and lentils) represent an important component of the human diet in several areas of the world, especially in the developing countries, where they complement the lack of p...