Beans for nutrition: The future roles of common beans in healthy diets

Beans play multiple roles in fostering healthy and nutritious diets. However, despite their importance, the inclusion of beans in diets is low, differing by country and regions. Increased bean consumption has the potential to improve intake of protein and key amino acids and increase access to essen...

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Autores principales: Bonilla Cedrez, Camila, Schiek, Benjamin E., Prager, Steven D.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114995
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description Beans play multiple roles in fostering healthy and nutritious diets. However, despite their importance, the inclusion of beans in diets is low, differing by country and regions. Increased bean consumption has the potential to improve intake of protein and key amino acids and increase access to essential micronutrients like iron and zinc that are not readily available in other affordable foods such as cereals.
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spelling CGSpace1149952025-12-08T10:29:22Z Beans for nutrition: The future roles of common beans in healthy diets Bonilla Cedrez, Camila Schiek, Benjamin E. Prager, Steven D. beans biofortification anaemia human nutrition diets frijol bioenriquecimiento nutrición humana Beans play multiple roles in fostering healthy and nutritious diets. However, despite their importance, the inclusion of beans in diets is low, differing by country and regions. Increased bean consumption has the potential to improve intake of protein and key amino acids and increase access to essential micronutrients like iron and zinc that are not readily available in other affordable foods such as cereals. 2021-09 2021-09-15T13:19:01Z 2021-09-15T13:19:01Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114995 en Open Access application/pdf Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture Bonilla-Cedrez, C.; Schiek, B.; Prager, S.D. (2021) Beans for nutrition: The future roles of common beans in healthy diets. Policy Brief no. 54. Cali (Colombia): Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. 6 p.
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anaemia
human nutrition
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bioenriquecimiento
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Bonilla Cedrez, Camila
Schiek, Benjamin E.
Prager, Steven D.
Beans for nutrition: The future roles of common beans in healthy diets
title Beans for nutrition: The future roles of common beans in healthy diets
title_full Beans for nutrition: The future roles of common beans in healthy diets
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title_short Beans for nutrition: The future roles of common beans in healthy diets
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biofortification
anaemia
human nutrition
diets
frijol
bioenriquecimiento
nutrición humana
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