Anuradha Varanasi is a freelance science writer. She writes on the intersection of health/medicine, racial disparities, and climate change. She earned an MA in Science Journalism from Columbia University in New York City.
Eating more chickpeas and beans on a daily basis could help in not only adding more fiber to your diet but also is also linked to consuming more essential nutrients like magnesium, iron, folate, and potassium, according to a recent study published in
“When considering baked beans, a very popular form of bean consumption in American dietary patterns, adult consumers had higher intakes of several shortfall nutrients, including dietary fiber, potassium, magnesium, and iron compared to bean non-consumers. Further, adult baked bean consumers had significantly lower systolic blood pressure versus non-consumers, concurrent to greater sodium intake,” they added.
“Beans and other protein-rich legumes are considered one of the lowest climate impacting foods via reduced greenhouse gas emissions, removal of carbon from the atmosphere during production, and improved soil fertility through nitrogen fixation. Additionally, the inclusion of beans within American dietary patterns has routinely been recommended by current and previous Dietary Guidelines for Americans ,” the authors explained.
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