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Current Pulse Canada Funded Research Projects

Pulse Canada is funding seven human clinical trials as part of the Pulse Innovation Project being conducted by leading researchers in their field. These trials are looking at the relationship between pulse consumption and the prevention of chronic diseases associated with obesity, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease as well as effects on gut health. The PDF document entitled PIP Human Clinical Trials provides an overview of the each of these projects.

PIP Human Clinical Trials - Backgrounder

Other Recent Food & Nutrition Research

January 17, 2007 - See the following link to an article on baked bean consumption and reduction in serum cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic adults by Donna M. Winham and Andrea M. Hutchins.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17634169?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

July 27, 2007 - Please see the following link to the Northharvest Bean Growers Association site on recent studies involving pulses.http://www.northarvestbean.org/html/news.cfm?ID=1231