The potential health benefits of legumes as a good source of dietary fibre

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 569-574

  Trinidad, Trinidad P ^a   Mallillin, Aida C ^a   Loyola, Anacleta S ^a   Sagum, Rosario S ^a   Encabo, Rosario R ^a  

^a FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Dietary fibre; Functional foods; Legumes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; IRON; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MINERAL; PHYTIC ACID; TANNIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHICKPEA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COWPEA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LEGUME; MALE; MUNG BEAN; NUT; PIGEONPEA; SOYBEAN; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET; DIET THERAPY; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; VEGETABLE;

CAJANUS CAJAN; PHASEOLUS LUNATUS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FABACEAE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; REFERENCE VALUES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 77649193826     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509992157     Document Type: Article

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