British Journal of Nutrition - Special issue on pulse nutrition & health research

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Guest Editors

Carla Taylor (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada)

Martine Champ (University Nantes/INRA, France)

Special issue managing editor: Carol Ann Patterson (Pathfinders Research & Management, Saskatoon, Canada)

Focus

Pulses (dry peas, beans, chickpeas and lentils) are increasingly recognized around the world as healthy foods. They are rich in protein, dietary fibre, vitamins and minerals and are low in fat. Consumption of pulses provides health benefits rivaled by few other foods. Ongoing research is examining how whole pulses, and the individual components of pulses, offer protective and therapeutic effects to chronic health conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Promoting and incorporating pulses as part of a healthy diet could help reduce the burden of these “lifestyle” diseases. 

This special issue in the British Journal of Nutrition is seeking original and unpublished contributions on pulse nutrition and health including, but not limited to:

• Obesity and weight management

• Children’s health and nutrition

• Consumer dietary patterns

• Nutrition and/or health benefits of pulse fractions, micronutrients and phytochemicals

• Nutritional requirements and behaviour

• Chronic diseases and/or biomarkers (e.g. cardiovascular, diabetes, cancer)

Review papers will only be accepted upon prior approval by the editorial committee. BJN does not accept papers on food technology, food science or food chemistry.

Submission Guidelines

Inquiries regarding the research content of manuscripts may be submitted to Carol Ann Patterson (capatterson@thepathfinders.ca). Please note that soybeans, peanuts, green beans and fresh peas are not considered pulses (grain legumes), thus they should not be the principal focus of a submitted paper.

Please submit an expression of interest describing the primary focus of your proposed paper (experimental or review) to Carol Ann Patterson by the deadline listed below. Notification of the suitability of the proposed paper for this special issue will be provided. If accepted, you are then invited to submit an original scientific paper for publication in this British Journal of Nutrition Supplement dedicated to pulse nutrition and health. Further instructions on the submission process will be provided at that time.

Please refer to BJN’s “Guide to Authors” for specific advice on manuscript preparation (www.journals.cambridge.org/BJN).

Important Dates

August 31, 2010            Deadline for submission of expression of interest to capatterson@thepathfinders.ca

January 4, 2011             Deadline for manuscript submission

Summer 2011                Publication