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Widening the perspectives for legume consumption: the case of bioactive non-nutrients

dc.contributor.authorGeraldo, Rafaela
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Carla S.
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Elisabete
dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos, Marta W.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-10T15:20:19Z
dc.date.available2022-02-10T15:20:19Z
dc.date.issued2022-02-10
dc.description.abstractLegume grains have provided essential nutrients in human diets for centuries, being excellent sources of proteins, carbohydrates, fatty acids, and fibers. They also contain several non-nutrients that historically have been connotated as toxic but that in recent years have been shown to have interesting bioactive properties. The discussion on the role of bioactive non-nutrients is becoming more important due to increasing science-based evidence on their potential antioxidant, hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, and anticarcinogenic properties. At a time when legume-based products consumption is being strongly promoted by national governments and health authorities, there is a need to clearly define the recommended levels of such non-nutrients in human diets. However, there is insufficient data determining the ideal amount of non-nutrients in legume grains, which will exert the most positive health benefits. This is aligned with insufficient studies that clearly demonstrate if the positive health effects are due to the presence of specific non-nutrients or a result of a dietary balance. In fact, rather than looking directly at the individual food components, most nutritional epidemiology studies relate disease risk with the food and dietary patterns. The purpose of this perspective paper is to explore different types of non-nutrients present in legume grains, discuss the current evidence on their health benefits, and provide awareness for the need for more studies to define a recommended amount of each compound to identify the best approaches, either to enhance or reduce their levels.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpls.2022.772054pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85125291595
dc.identifier.issn1664-462X
dc.identifier.pmcPMC8866194
dc.identifier.pmid35222459
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/36647
dc.identifier.wos000760785400001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAnti-nutrientspt_PT
dc.subjectBioactivept_PT
dc.subjectLegume grainspt_PT
dc.subjectHealthpt_PT
dc.subjectSustainabilitypt_PT
dc.titleWidening the perspectives for legume consumption: the case of bioactive non-nutrientspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Plant Sciencept_PT
oaire.citation.volume13pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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