Beans and Cardiovascular Disease

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When heart disease remains the leading cause of death, Maurrice F. Bennich and Elizabeth A. Rondini of the Food Science and Human Nutrition department of Michigan State University, explain in this part of an article entitled "Eat Beans to Improve Your Health", how beans can help reduce the risk of heart disease.

Published 2003

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Recent findings on Health Benefits of Pulses (Beans)

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BEANS are an excellent source of energy and have impressive amounts of B-vitamins, calcium, and iron, phosphorous, potassium, Zinc and very little sodium.