Consuming a large amount of dried beans, peas and lentils might stave off metabolic syndrome, according to a study in the British Journal of Nutrition. Data on overweight and obese participants show that those who underwent a dried-bean diet attained reduction in markers of metabolic syndrome similar to that of those who underwent a low-calorie diet. FoodConsumer.org (9/9)
Beans might curb risk of metabolic syndrome in obese people
September 11, 2012 By Jay Baldauf
Filed Under: General Health, Men's Health, Senior Health, Women's Health Tagged With: beans, Metabolic syndrome, obese, risk
