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 .
Hormonal implications of the hypocholesterolemic effect of intake of field beans (Vicia faba L.) by young men with hypercholesterolemia.
This study examined the hypocholesterolemic effect and hormonal changes result ing from 30 d of supplementation with Vicia faba L. ( field bean ) flour of diets of young men ( aged 18 - 21 y ; n = 40 ) with borderline-high or high serum cholesterol values . All subjects ( groups A-D ) consumed the same basic diet . Additionally , volunteers in the control group ( A ) consumed 90 g control flour/d whereas those in the three bean groups received either 90 g cooked field bean flour ( groups B and C ) or 90 g raw field bean flour ( group D ) daily . Groups A and B included volunteers with borderline-high cholesterol values [ 5.2 - 6.2 mmol total cholesterol/L and 3.4 - 4.1 mmol low-density-lipoprotein ( LDL ) cholesterol/L ] . Subjects in groups C and D had high serum cholesterol concentrations ( total cholesterol > 6.2 mmol/L and LDL cholesterol > 4.1 mmol/L ) . After 30 d , serum glucose , insulin , triacylglycerol , total , LDL-cholesterol , and very-low-density-lipoprotein (VLDL)-cholesterol values were significantly lower than initial values in all subjects who consumed diets containing field bean flour ( P < or = 0.0001 , except for LDL-cholesterol concentrations in group C , for which P < or = 0.0007 ) . Legume intake also result ed in a significant increase ( P < or = 0.0001 ) in glucagon and high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol . Neither cortisol nor thyroid hormone values changed significantly . The results suggest that the hypocholesterolemic effect of field bean intake depends at least partly on a concomitant increase in glucagon and decrease in insulin values . The more marked reduction in triacylglycerol and VLDL-cholesterol concentrations in subjects who consumed raw field beans indicates a coparticipation of their thermolabile components
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 .