Eating Chickpeas May Help Lower Total and LDL Cholesterol Levels

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Eating Chickpeas May Help Lower Total and LDL Cholesterol Levels

Reference: " Dietary Supplementation with Chickpeas for at Least 5 Weeks

Results in Small but Significant Reductions in Serum Total and

Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterols in Adult Women and Men, " Pittaway

JK, Ahuja KD, et al, 2006; 50(6): 512-518. (Address: School of Human

Life Sciences, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia).

Summary: In a randomized, crossover study involving 47 free-living

adults, including chickpeas in the diet was found to help lower serum

total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. In a

crossover design, the participants underwent two weight maintenance

dietary interventions, each at least 5 weeks in duration. In the first

dietary period, the participants were randomized to either a

chickpea-supplemented diet or a wheat-supplemented diet. At the end of

each dietary intervention period, subjects in the chickpea-supplemented

diet group showed significantly lower serum total cholesterol and LDL

cholesterol levels (3.9 and 4.6%, respectively), compared to subjects in

the wheat-supplemented diet group. Additionally, protein and

monounsaturated fat intakes were slightly lower (significant) and

carbohydrate intake significantly higher on the chickpea-supplemented

diet, compared to the wheat-supplemented diet. Thus, the authors of this

study conclude, " Inclusion of chickpeas in an intervention diet results

in lower serum total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels as

compared with a wheat-supplemented diet. "

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