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Lentils help reverse blood-vessel damage
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Large population studies have shown people who eat beans and soy foods at least four times a week are less likely to develop heart disease... Research examining the effects of pulse consumption has indicated that eating legumes significantly lowers blood pressure in people with high blood pressure, as well as in people with normal blood pressure... Analysis of eight different trials as part of the study found that when one cup of legumes, such as faba beans, lentils or chickpeas, was substituted for other foods of the same energy value, blood pressure was reduced by 2.25 millimetres of mercury...
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Catalogue | Ground Cover |
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Identifier | ark:/33517/r6r857j/bxpk6pf |
Published | 2014 |
Word count | 522 |
File size | 54KB |
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