New legume sources as therapeutic agents

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages

  Madar, Zecharia ^a   Stark, Aliza H ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Faba beans; Fenugreek; Legumes; Mung beans

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LIPID;

ALOPECIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; EHRLICH ASCITES TUMOR; FENUGREEK; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FRACTIONATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LEGUME; LIPID METABOLISM; MUNG BEAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; REVIEW; VICIA FABA;

ANIMALIA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); TRIGONELLA FOENUM; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM; VICIA FABA; VIGNA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 0036987064     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/bjn2002719     Document Type: Review

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