The nutritional value and health benefits of pulses in relation to obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 108, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Curran, Julianne ^a  

^a Pulse Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B GROUP; ZINC;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LEGUME; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLOMICS; NEOPLASM; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PHYTONUTRIENT; PLANT SEED; PULSES; SATIETY; WEIGHT CONTROL;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FABACEAE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; SEEDS;

EID: 84865428797     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512003534     Document Type: Editorial

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