SynthesisAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences2017
Can pulses play a role in improving cardiometabolic health? Evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
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- Nordic dietary patterns and cardiometabolic outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and randomised controlled trials.Diabetologia · 2022Pooled it
- Pulse consumption improves indices of glycemic control in adults with and without type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of acute and long-term randomized controlled trials.European journal of nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Role of cytokinins in seed development in pulses and oilseed crops: Current status and future perspective.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Pooled it
- Associations between Dietary Pulses Alone or with Other Legumes and Cardiometabolic Disease Outcomes: An Umbrella Review and Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019Pooled it
- Mediterranean Diet Pyramid: A Proposal for Italian People. A Systematic Review of Prospective Studies to Derive Serving Sizes.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- DASH Dietary Pattern and Cardiometabolic Outcomes: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- Relation of Vegetarian Dietary Patterns With Major Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2019Pooled it
- Food groups and intermediate disease markers: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2018Pooled it
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- Metabolizable Energy Value of Chickpeas and Lentils in the Human Diet: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- A Comparison of Dry Bean and Pea Consumption on Serum Cholesterol: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Adults with Mild Hypercholesterolemia.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Trial
- Consumer Acceptability and Metabolic Health Benefits of Meals Containing Pulses (Chickpeas, Lentils, Peas) for Sedentary Office Workers.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- From Evidence to Practice: A Narrative Framework for Integrating the Mediterranean Diet into Inflammatory Bowel Disease Management.Nutrients · 2025Review
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- The importance of enjoyment, sensory properties and perceived cooking abilities in legume and pulse consumption: a questionnaire study.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Barriers and facilitators to consuming pulses: a qualitative exploration including effects of trying recipes at home.Journal of nutritional science · 2024Article
- Chemometric Evaluation of RI-Induced Phytochemicals inMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effect of Nutrition Education on Health Science University Students to Improve Cardiometabolic Profile and Inflammatory Status.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Effect of Adding Pulses to Replace Protein Foods and Refined Grains in Healthy Dietary Patterns.Nutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
Obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) present important unmet prevention and treatment challenges. Dietary pulses are sustainable, affordable, and nutrient-dense foods that have shown a wide range of health benefits in the prevention and management of these conditions. Despite these findings, recommendations for pulse intake continue to vary across chronic disease guidelines, and intake levels continue to remain low. Here, we summarize findings from recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses assessing the relationship between dietary pulse consumption and cardiometabolic health and assess the overall strength of the evidence using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation tool. We conclude that systematic reviews and meta-analyses of prospective cohort studies assessing the relationship between legumes and the risk of coronary heart disease appear to provide moderate-quality evidence of a benefit, and several systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials assessing the effect of pulses on cardiometabolic risk factors provide low- to moderate-quality evidence of a benefit. There remains an urgent need, however, for more high-quality prospective cohort studies and large, high-quality, randomized trials to clarify the benefits of dietary pulses in the prevention and management of overweight/obesity, diabetes, and CVD.
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