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Chemopreventive effect of raw and cooked lentils (Lens culinaris L) and soybeans (Glycine max) against azoxymethane-induced aberrant crypt foci.
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It is indicated that consumption of lentils might be protective against colon carcinogenesis and that hydrothermal treatment resulted in an improvement in the chemopreventive potential for the whole lentils.About:
This article is published in Nutrition Research.The article was published on 2009-05-01. It has received 46 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Aberrant crypt foci & Azoxymethane.read more
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Polyphenol-Rich Lentils and Their Health Promoting Effects
Kumar Ganesan,Baojun Xu +1 more
TL;DR: The present review focuses on the in vitro, in-vivo and clinical studies, to provide more information on the nutritional compositions, bioactive compounds including polyphenols and health-promoting effects of lentils.
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Health benefits of legumes and pulses with a focus on Australian sweet lupins.
TL;DR: The strongest evidence appears to be for links between eating legumes and reduced risk of colorectal cancer as well as eating soy foods and reduced LDL cholesterol, but epidemiological studies suggest that replacing several meat-based meals a week with legumes can have a positive impact on longevity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and weight management.
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Nutrient and nonnutrient components of legumes, and its chemopreventive activity: a review.
Xariss M. Sánchez-Chino,Cristian Jiménez-Martínez,Gloria Dávila-Ortiz,Isela Álvarez-González,Eduardo Madrigal-Bujaidar +4 more
TL;DR: It has been observed that in countries with a high consumption of legumes, the incidence of colorectal cancer is lower and it is important to review the information available to elucidate the chemopreventive mechanisms of action of legume compounds.
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Role of lentils (Lens culinaris L.) in human health and nutrition: a review
TL;DR: This review discusses the complex carbohydrate fractions in lentils, particularly the resistant starches, oligosaccharides, and dietary fibers with emphasis on their biomedical properties, as well as the non-nutritive bioactive phytochemicals of lentils which add to the promising potential for clinical applications in the management of several chronic human illnesses.
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Medicinal plants from Jordan in the treatment of diabetes: traditional uses vs. in vitro and in vivo evaluations--part 2.
TL;DR: This mini review discusses the preparatory forms in which these plants are consumed, their reported phytoconstituents, and the results of their reported antidiabetic bioactivity.
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