Arizona State University researchers found that eating 1/2 cup of pinto beans a day for 8 weeks significantly lowered total cholesterol and the "bad" LDL cholesterol. Eating the same amount of black-eyed peas or carrots had no effect. I suppose that’s encouraging news, but I can’t say that I like pinto beans—or any beans, for that matter—enough to eat them for eight days straight.
Eat Pinto Beans To Lower Your Total Cholesterol And "Bad" Cholesterol
Posted by Heather J.
Arizona State University researchers found that eating 1/2 cup of pinto beans a day for 8 weeks significantly lowered total cholesterol and the "bad" LDL cholesterol. Eating the same amount of black-eyed peas or carrots had no effect. I suppose that’s encouraging news, but I can’t say that I like pinto beans—or any beans, for that matter—enough to eat them for eight days straight.