Background: The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern, which
emphasizes fruit, vegetables, fat-free/low-fat dairy, whole grains, nuts and legumes, and …

The importance of metabolic syndrome (MetS) lies in its associated risk of cardiovascular
disease and type 2 diabetes, as well as other harmful conditions such as nonalcoholic fatty …

Financial development is considered the backbone of a country's economic development. It
usually acts as a moderator of the effects of economic variables and impacts economic …

Abstract The United Nations declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses (grain
legumes) under the banner 'nutritious seeds for a sustainable future'. A second green …

Background and aims The positive and negative health effects of dietary carbohydrates are
of interest to both researchers and consumers. Methods International experts on …

Nutrition therapy and counselling are an integral part of the treatment and self-management
of diabetes. The goals of nutrition therapy are to maintain or improve quality of life and …

Pulses (beans, peas, and lentils) have been consumed for at least 10 000 years and are
among the most extensively used foods in the world. A wide variety of pulses can be grown …

Pulses are nutrient-dense foods that have for a long time been empirically known to have
beneficial effects in human health. In the last decade, several studies have gathered …

Background: Dietary interventions as a first-line treatment for patients with polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS) have been evaluated, but the optimal diet has not been determined …

Background Legumes, including beans, chickpeas, and lentils, are among the lowest
glycemic index (GI) foods and have been recommended in national diabetes mellitus (DM) …