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The health benefits of pulses

Pulses, or legumes, are very important ingredients in the colourful Mediterranean diet, the Rainbow Diet, for a number of reasons. 1. Pulses help control blood glucose and blood lipid levels. They help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. 2. Pulses are high in phytoestrogen – they help block human oestrogen from receptor sites in hormonally-driven cancer. 3. Pulses…

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