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Pastimes : Vegetarians Unite! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (343)	11/30/2001 3:05:52 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2067

Beans, Peas Can Cut Heart Disease Risk: Study Friday November 30 1:33 PM ET dailynews.yahoo.com NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bulking up the diet with legumes such as beans and peas can lower the risk of heart disease, study findings suggest. Men and women who ate legumes at least four times a week had a 22% lower risk of coronary heart disease over 19 years than those who consumed legumes once weekly, researchers report in the November 26th issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine (news - web sites). The most enthusiastic legume eaters also had lower blood pressure and total cholesterol, and were less likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure and diabetes. The findings have implications for the health of America, where heart disease is the leading killer of adults and one of the leading causes of premature and permanent disability, according to Dr. Lydia A. Bazzano from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, and colleagues. Legumes are rich in soluble fiber, which has been shown to help lower total cholesterol and LDL (''bad'') cholesterol levels and improve insulin resistance, the study authors note. Legumes also contain low levels of sodium and high levels of potassium, calcium and magnesium--a combination that is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. Folate, a mineral also found in abundance in legumes, is thought to reduce blood levels of homocysteine, a compound that can boost heart disease risk. ``Increasing legume consumption may be an important part of dietary interventions to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease,'' Bazzano and colleagues write. The results of their study are based on interviews and medical exams of more than 9,600 Americans who did not have heart disease when the study began. Over an average of 19 years, about 1,800 cases of coronary heart disease were diagnosed. In other findings, individuals who consumed the most legumes tended to smoke more and consume more calories and saturated fat. They were also less likely to have graduated from high school. Those who ate the most legumes also tended to be younger and male, the report indicates. SOURCE: Archives of Internal Medicine 2001;161:2573-2578.