YELLOW PEAS

 YELLOW PEAS

Yellow peas, a small but nutritionally mighty member of the legume family, are a very good source of cholesterol-lowering fibre. Not only can yellow peas help lower cholesterol, they are also of special benefit in managing blood-sugar disorders since their high fibre content prevents blood sugar levels from rising rapidly after a meal. Fibre is far from all that yellow peas have to offer. Yellow peas also provide good to excellent amounts of four important minerals, two B-vitamins, and protein all with virtually no fat. As if this weren't enough,yellow peas also feature isoflavones (notably daidzein). Isoflavones are phytonutrients that can act like weak estrogens in the body and whose dietary consumption has been linked to a reduced risk of certain health conditions, including breast and prostate cance