Abstract
Nowadays, legumes have gained more and more interest in developing healthy and functional foods. Numerous articles have reviewed the importance of legumes' macro and micro bioactive nutritional and phytochemical components and their health benefits. Although legumes have been consumed for thousands of years for their nutritional qualities, only in the last two or three decades has there been a particular interest in legumes as food and their potential impact on human health. It has been strongly suggested over time that legume consumption is beneficial in preventing and managing diabetes. Therefore, consuming a wide range of carbohydrates from legumes and other rich sources is generally recommended for both the general population and people with diabetes, especially those with type II diabetes. This review presents some of the benefits on human health of three of the less cultivated legumes in Romania (lentils Lens culinaris, chickpeas Cicer arietinum, broad bean Vicia faba), but with extraordinary potential from an economic, agricultural and nutritional point of view.
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