Experts agree: "legumes are essential in the diet"

According to experts, the presence of legumes in the diet is a key to weight loss and protect the body.
 Did you know that many legumes, such as chickpeas, lentils and beans have much in common with the meat and fish with, why? Both are rich in protein, of course it is not the same, we speak of animal and vegetable proteins, but certainly the proteins that are in vegetables are good for our body.
 Animal protein if you eat in large quantities can cause discomfort in the body, raising the risk of cancer, cardiovascular problems and create fatigue gastrointestinal tract.
 For this reason, pulses are also very important in the diets, who frequently consume beans, chickpeas, lentils and legumes, sizes the risk of coronary heart disease by 22%.
 All nutritionists agree on their usefulness and agree that to increase the quality of the vegetables is advisable to eat them with cereals, which guarantees the protein very similar to food of animal origin.
 In addition to proteins and carbohydrates, in legumes there is a good percentage of fiber, even if that is not well seen by the intestine because of its resistance to enzymes, allows the absorption of water by increasing the volume of the food ingested .
 Legumes can be eaten fresh or dried, the latter are more water-rich and less calories, it is recommended that, when you cook them soak for 12 hours, changing the water 2-3 times so that they lose those substances that make it difficult digestion.