From a strictly nutritional point of view it may not much matter what you eat as long as you are getting a balanced diet in suitable amounts. So, fish, pulses, meat or eggs can equally well provide proteins; what is important is their quantity and relation to other essential components of the diet. Sociologists and anthropologists, however, recognize that, nutritional concerns aside, it can mat...

Abstract On 15 July 1908 The Times advertised a talk on ‘personal experiences in spirit-photography and the scientific aspect of spiritualism’, due to take place that night at Eustace Miles Restaurant. Attendees could look forward not only ‘exhibitions spirit writing’, but also enjoying ‘flesh-free’ meal afterwards. This entertainment speaks confluence spiritualist belief vegetarian ideals was ...

Dry lentils seeds are a good source of high quality protein, vitamins, and a balanced range of minerals. They are also an excellent source of complex carbohydrates and dietary fibres [1]. Lentil seeds, which are highly accepted in most parts of the world, provide one of the best means of fighting malnutrition among people in developing countries [2]. In several countries, reduction in the consu...

Carbohydrate portions (2 g) of lentils, soya beans, and wholemeal bread were incubated for three hours with human digestive juices and the effect of digestibility on blood glucose examined. Lentils and soya beans released only 39% and 8% respectively of the sugars and oligosaccharides liberated from bread. In healthy volunteers 50 g carbohydrate portions of cooked lentils and soya beans raised ...

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of lentils on serum glucose and serum lipid levels in diabetic rats. Forty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats, 12 weeks of age weighing 220-290g, were used. Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin at a level of 35 mg/kg intra-peritoneally. The animals were randomly divided into five groups, eight animals each: a casein diet (control), raw whole lent...

Abstract Although biostimulants are used in crop cultivation to improve productivity and/or quality of fruit and vegetables, their effect is rarely investigated up processed food. Here, we whether vitamin E content lentils can be influenced by caffeine as a biostimulant greenhouse‐controlled experiment, how cooking influences its intake our diet. Results showed that contents γ‐tocopherol, the m...

Conventional breeding has produced low levels of yield increase in lentils (Lens culinaris ssp. Medik.) recent decades. As hybrids have led to large increases other crops, we examined the possibility using lentils. In 52 between Australian commercial cultivars and lines from a global collection cultivated wild accessions, found 15 had seed hybrid vigor, with better parent heterosis (BPH) gains ...