Daily Archives: February 16, 2014

Legume Digestion: Cell Walls Again

Legume digestion is interesting to nutritionists because legumes have beneficial glycaemic effects. In particular legumes are able to lower postprandial glycaemia and this may explain their inverse association with body weight. Peanuts are legumes and consumption of peanuts has been … Continue reading

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