Fill in the Blank

Michael Greger M.D. FACLM · October 27, 2009 · Volume 3

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What four letter food is associated with reduced blood pressure and body fat?

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Blank consumption—four letters—is associated with greater nutrient intake, reduced blood pressure, lower body weight, and a slimmer waist—all things that most Americans could use.

Let’s fill in the blank.

Are beans the answer to Americans’ health problems? Beer? Beef? Beets? Dates? Corn? Chai tea? Cake consumption is probably a stretch. What about fish? Flax? Lime? Milk? Plums? Rice? Mass taco consumption? Or wine?

And the superfood answer is… Could still be beer. Bean consumption: more nutrients, and better blood pressure, weight, and waist control.

To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to which Dr. Greger may be referring, watch the above video. This is just an approximation of the audio contributed by veganmontreal.

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Papanikolaou Y, Fulgoni VL 3rd. Bean consumption is associated with greater nutrient intake, reduced systolic blood pressure, lower body weight, and a smaller waist circumference in adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002. J Am Coll Nutr. 2008 Oct;27(5):569-76.

Doctor's Note

For more on the health benefits of beans:
Increased Lifespan From Beans
Beans and the Second Meal Effect
Beans, Beans, They’re Good For Your Heart
Diabetics Should Take Their Pulses
Preventing Prediabetes By Eating More
How Beans Help Our Bones

And check out the other videos on plant-based diet. If you’re worried about the gassiness of beans, check out my blog post: Clearing the Air.

For more context, check out my associated blog post: Do Eden Beans Have Too Much Iodine?

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