legume
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People with the highest legume intake were 16% less likely to develop hypertension compared with those eating the lowest amounts.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
Thousands of children may be avoiding peanut allergies thanks to research indicating that early exposure to—rather than avoidance of—the legume is key.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2025
Cultural staples like hummus, muhammara, guacamole and Ethiopian legume stews all fall under the purée umbrella.
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
At the Shoreline Fuel Mart, the longtime home of the languishing legume, an employee answered a phone call from a Times reporter this week with a sigh, saying: “Everybody keeps calling us about this.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
There were no round fruits growing from tender grasses, no tubers dangling from the fungus trees, no legume vines sprawling over the rocks.
From Lonesome Hearts by Winterbotham, R. R. (Russell Robert)
But over the years, the mushy yellow-brown legumes "became an acquired taste like a strong cheese can, because you know how cheese can smell like dirty socks," the 47-year-old Arizonan said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Khichdi, derived from the Sanskrit word khicca, meaning a dish made with rice and legumes, dates back to the ninth century B.C.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Lesley Burnside, whose 15-year-old son Joe has severe allergies to eggs, nuts and legumes, said the pressure does not ease as children move through the school system.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
The strongest benefits appeared at around 170 grams of legumes per day and 60 to 80 grams of soy foods daily.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
“Perhaps you’d find that you prefer broccoli to flesh and legumes to legs.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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