Cardiovascular and renal benefits of dry bean and soybean intake.
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Dry beans and soybeans are nutrient-dense, fiber-rich, and are high-quality sources of protein, which potentially have multifaceted health-promoting effects, including cholesterol reduction, improved vascular health, preserved bone mineral density, and reduction of menopausal symptoms.About:
This article is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 1999-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 403 citations till now.read more
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Legumes and soybeans: overview of their nutritional profiles and health effects
TL;DR: Nutritionists should make a concerted effort to encourage the public to consume more beans in general and more soyfoods in particular to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
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A Comparative Study on Phenolic Profiles and Antioxidant Activities of Legumes as Affected by Extraction Solvents
Baojun Xu,Sam K.C. Chang +1 more
TL;DR: Investigation of commonly used solvent systems affected the yields of phenolic substances and the antioxidant capacity of extracts from 8 major classes of food legumes indicated that solvents with different polarity had significant effects on total phenolic contents, extracted components, and antioxidant activities.
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Meta-analysis of the effects of soy protein containing isoflavones on the lipid profile
Siyan Zhan,Suzanne C. Ho +1 more
TL;DR: The strongest lowering effects of soy protein containing isoflavones on total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triacylglycerol occurred within the short initial period of intervention, whereas improvements in HDL cholesterol were only observed in studies of >12 wk duration.
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Diet, nutrition and the prevention of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
TL;DR: Sufficient knowledge exists to recommend nutritional interventions, at both population and individual levels, to reduce cardiovascular risk, and this requires coordinated action at the level of governments, international organizations, civil society and responsible sections of the food industry.
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The antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities of processed cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) seed extracts
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the antioxidative properties and total phenolic contents of two varieties of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and examined the raw, dry heated and hydrothermal treated samples were extracted with 70% acetone and the extracts were freeze-dried.
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Ipriflavone: new insights into its mechanisms of action on bone remodeling.
TL;DR: These results confirmed previous in vitro observations of a direct inhibitory effect of ipriflavone on bone resorption using rat fetal long bones in culture and offer a clue for understanding the molecular mechanisms that mediate the role of ip rifavone in the PTH-dependent bone Resorption.