Conclusions /interpretationPooled analyses demonstrated that pulses , alone or in low-GI or high-fibre diets , improve markers of longer term glycaemic control in humans , with the extent of the improvements subject to significant inter- study heterogeneity .
Aims /hypothesisDietary non-oil-seed pulses ( chickpeas , beans , peas , lentils , etc . )
are a good source of slowly digestible carbohydrate , fibre and vegetable protein and a valuable means of lowering the glycaemic-index ( GI ) of the diet .
To assess the evidence that dietary pulses may benefit glycaemic control , we conducted a systematic review and meta- analysis of r and omised controlled experimental trials investigating the effect of pulses , alone or as part of low-GI or high-fibre diets , on markers of glycaemic control in people with and without diabetes .
Lupin kernel fibre-enriched foods beneficially modify serum lipids in men
Abstract Objective : To examine the effect of a diet containing a novel legume food ingredient , Australian sweet lupin ( Lupinus angustifolius ) kernel fibre ( LKFibre ) , compared to a control diet without the addition of LKFibre , on  serum lipids in men . Design : R and omized crossover dietary intervention study . Setting : Melbourne , Australia — Free-living men . Subjects : A total of 38 healthy males between the ages of 24 and 64 y completed the intervention . Intervention : Subjects consumed an LKFibre and a control diet for 1 month each . Both diets had the same background menus with seven additional experimental foods that either contained LKFibre or did not . Depending on energy intake , the LKFibre diet was design ed to contain an additional 17 to 30 g/day fibre beyond that of the control diet . Results : Compared to the control diet , the LKFibre diet reduced total cholesterol ( TC ) ( mean±s.e.m . ; 4.5±1.7 % ; P=0.001 ) , low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( LDL-C ) ( 5.4±2.2 % ; P=0.001 ) , TC : high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( HDL-C ) ( 3.0±2.0 % ; P=0.006 ) and LDL-C : HDL-C ( 3.8±2.6 % ; P=0.003 ) . No effects on HDL-C , triacylglycerols , glucose or insulin were observed . Conclusions : Addition of LKFibre to the diet provided favourable changes to some serum lipid measures in men , which , combined with its high palatability , suggest this novel ingredient may be useful in the dietary reduction of coronary heart disease risk . Sponsorship : Grains Research and Development Corporation , Australian Research Council and the Department of Agriculture Western Australia
Conclusions /interpretationPooled analyses demonstrated that pulses , alone or in low-GI or high-fibre diets , improve markers of longer term glycaemic control in humans , with the extent of the improvements subject to significant inter- study heterogeneity .
Aims /hypothesisDietary non-oil-seed pulses ( chickpeas , beans , peas , lentils , etc . )
are a good source of slowly digestible carbohydrate , fibre and vegetable protein and a valuable means of lowering the glycaemic-index ( GI ) of the diet .
To assess the evidence that dietary pulses may benefit glycaemic control , we conducted a systematic review and meta- analysis of r and omised controlled experimental trials investigating the effect of pulses , alone or as part of low-GI or high-fibre diets , on markers of glycaemic control in people with and without diabetes .