Eating More Legumes May Improve Glycemic Control, Lower Estimated Heart Disease Risk

It should be clear that the problem has always been not enough legumes.

Eating more legumes (such as beans, chickpeas or lentils) as part of a low-glycemic index diet appears to improve glycemic control and reduce estimated coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), according to a report of a randomized controlled trial published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

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