US EditionEating These Beans Boosts Heart and Metabolic Health: Study
- An American study tested daily consumption of chickpeas and black beans for 12 weeks in 72 people with prediabetes to assess heart and metabolic health benefits.
- Researchers conducted the study because individuals with prediabetes often have impaired lipid metabolism and chronic inflammation, which increase heart disease and diabetes risk.
- The study found that chickpea intake significantly lowered total cholesterol from 200.4 to 185.8 mg/dL while black bean intake reduced the inflammatory marker interleukin-6 from 2.57 to 1.88 pg/mL.
- Morganne Smith, a doctoral candidate and co-author, stated the results showed beans helped lower cholesterol and inflammation but did not change glucose levels, highlighting a "simple, cost-effective" dietary option.
- The results shared at the American Society for Nutrition conference indicate that regularly including beans in the diet may help shape recommendations and initiatives aimed at lowering the risk of cardiovascular conditions and metabolic disorders in vulnerable adult populations.
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Eating these beans boosts heart and metabolic health: study
Scientists say daily portions of chickpeas and black beans boost heart and metabolic health.
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