{"id":21904,"date":"2025-02-10T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T10:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=21904"},"modified":"2025-02-10T10:27:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T10:27:47","slug":"how-healthy-are-chickpeas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=21904","title":{"rendered":"How Healthy Are Chickpeas?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Chickpeas aren\u2019t peas; they\u2019re beans. And more broadly, they\u2019re pulses \u2014 a category of legumes celebrated for their copious <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/15\/well\/eat\/plant-based-diet-nuts-beans-grains.html\" title>health benefits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here\u2019s what nutrition experts have to say about chickpeas, along with some delicious ways to prepare them from <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/68861692-nyt-cooking\/2692288-chickpea-recipes\" title>New York Times Cooking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"RelatedLinksBlock-1\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazy-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-1693c09a\">They\u2019re a good source of plant-based protein.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One cup of chickpeas has <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/fdc.nal.usda.gov\/food-details\/173757\/nutrients\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">14.5 grams of protein<\/a>, around 20 percent of the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/30\/well\/eat\/protein-age.html\" title>recommended daily amount<\/a> for an average 185-pound adult. Protein is the main building block of our muscles, tissues, virus-fighting antibodies and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Experts are increasingly touting the importance of incorporating plant-based sources of protein in one\u2019s diet. People who eat more plant-based foods, and less red and processed meats, tend to have lower rates of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC6658814\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">cardiovascular disease<\/a>, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/obr.13901\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">obesity<\/a>, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/jhypertension\/abstract\/2021\/01000\/the_effect_of_plant_based_dietary_patterns_on.4.aspx\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">high blood pressure<\/a> and other chronic conditions. Recently, a committee of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietaryguidelines.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-12\/Part%20E.%20Chapter%201_Overarching%20Advice_FINAL_508.pdf\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">leading nutrition experts recommended<\/a> that the next version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans place pulses in the same category as meat to encourage people to eat more of them.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-322da0ba\">Their fiber helps keep cholesterol in check.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Chickpeas have something that animal-based protein sources lack: fiber. One cup of chickpeas contains 12.5 grams, roughly half the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/healthy-eating\/fiber-helps-diabetes.html#:~:text=How%20to%20add%20more%20fiber,oatmeal%20with%20nuts%20and%20berries.\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">recommended daily amount<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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And more broadly, they\u2019re pulses \u2014 a category of legumes celebrated for their copious health benefits.Here\u2019s what nutrition experts have to say about chickpeas, along with some delicious ways to prepare them from New York Times Cooking.They\u2019re a good source of plant-based protein.One cup of chickpeas has 14.5 grams of protein, around 20 percent of the recommended daily amount for an average 185-pound adult. Protein is the main building block of our muscles, tissues, virus-fighting antibodies and more.Experts are increasingly touting the importance of incorporating plant-based sources of protein in one\u2019s diet. People who eat more plant-based foods, and less red and processed meats, tend to have lower rates of cardiovascular disease, obesity, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions. Recently, a committee of leading nutrition experts recommended that the next version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans place pulses in the same category as meat to encourage people to eat more of them.Their fiber helps keep cholesterol in check.Chickpeas have something that animal-based protein sources lack: fiber. One cup of chickpeas contains 12.5 grams, roughly half the recommended daily amount.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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