Garbanzo
beans (also known as chickpeas) have a delicious nutlike taste and
buttery texture. They provide a concentrated source of protein that can
be enjoyed year-round.n some parts of the world (for example, parts of
India), garbanzo beans are eaten daily in large amounts and on a
year-round basis. But a recent study has shown that we can obtain health
benefits from garbanzo beans even when we eat
much smaller amounts over a much shorter period of time. In this study,
it took only one week of garbanzo bean consumption to improve
participants' control of blood sugar and insulin secretion. Equally
important, only one-third cup of the beans per day was needed to provide
these blood-sugar related health benefits. Garbanzos are a food you
definitely want to keep on your "digestive support" list - especially if
you are focusing on the colon. Between 65-75% of the fiber found in
garbanzo beans is insoluble fiber, and this type of fiber remains
undigested all the way down to the final segment of your large intestine
(colon). Recent studies have shown that garbanzo bean fiber can be
metabolized by bacteria in the colon to produce relatively large amounts
of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), including acetic, propionic, and
butyric acid. These SCFAs provide fuel to the cells that line your
intestinal wall. By supporting the energy needs of our intestinal cells,
the SCFAs made from garbanzo fibers can help lower your risk of colon
problems, including your risk of colon cancer.Researchers have recently
determined that many of the antioxidants present in garbanzo beans are
especially concentrated in the outer seed coat that gives the beans
their distinctive color. Darker-colored "desi-type" garbanzo beans
appear to have thicker seed coats and greater concentrations of
antioxidants than the larger and more regularly shaped cream-colored
garbanzos that are regularly found at salad bars and in canned products.
Of course, it is important to remember that antioxidants can be found
in both types of garbanzo beans and you'll get great health benefits
from both types. But if you have previously shied away from
darker-colored or irregularly-shaped garbanzo beans, we want to
encourage you to reconsider and to enjoy all types of garbanzo beans,
including the darker-colored and irregularly-shaped ones.
Cool, thank you!!! My stomach has been bothering me somewhat like an annoying headache that just won't go away. The other day, I happen to just eat one chickpea from the can I was using for dinner and thought, "wow, that's pretty good!...new healthy snack perhaps!". So, this morning my bothersome stomach I was wanted to heal and headed to the kitchen cupboards trying to figure out what to have...tea, no not right now...a salad, yuck too early...chickpeas, hmmm...could be a nice balance to starchy feel/cracker effect that usually calms my tummy. So, I opened the can, strained out a couple of scoopfuls went to the computer and googled 'chickpeas natural healing' and found this site. Thank you God and thank you Sally!!!
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