Health Benefits of Pulses

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dahl, Wendy J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Food-Biotechnology.; Nutrition .; Public health.; Food Science.; Nutrition.; Public Health.

This book provides a global overview of pulse intake and future trends from a variety of perspectives. Pulses, which include dried beans, peas and lentils, are second only to grains as a source of food for the world's population. Contributors from around the globe explore a number of issues rel...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Pulses, Global Health, and Sustainability: Future Trends
• 2. Pulse Consumption: A Global Perspective
• 3. Where do pulses fit in dietary guidance documents?
• 4. Pulses and Mineral Bioavailability in Low Income Countries
• 5. Pulses and Prevention and Management of Chronic Disease
• 6. Pulses and Chronic Kidney Disease: Potential Health Benefits from a Once Forbidden Food
• 7. Whole Pulses and Pulse Fiber: Modulating Gastrointestinal Function and the Microbiome
• 8. Potential Health Promoting Properties of Isoflavones, Saponins, Proanthocyanidins, and Other Phytonutrients in Pulses
• 9. Pulse Processing and Utilization of Pulse Ingredients in Foods.