<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/5b3f4cc9-8956-4ab8-8728-3a747b04cbf1/CDE05306-1D46-49DF-9F0E-6AE983E5FEE3/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.elements4health.com/chickpeas.html" href="http://www.elements4health.com/chickpeas.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.elements4health.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/chickpeas.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.elements4health.com/img/514C0C82-29E5-45A3-8355-B0FBDACBD187" alt="chickpeas" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/chickpeas.html"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> <DIV><STRONG>Nutrients</STRONG> Chickpeas are an excellent source of the essential trace element molybdenum. They are a <B>very good source of fiber, folic acid, and manganese.</B> They are a good source of protein, as well as minerals such as iron, magnesium, copper, and zinc.</DIV> </LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/chickpeas.html"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> <DIV><STRONG>Glycemic Index (GI)</STRONG> In a study to determine the GI of various foods, it was concluded that chickpeas have a <B>low GI of 28 - 32.</B></DIV> </LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/chickpeas.html"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> <DIV><B>Protein</B> Pulses such as chickpeas are an important source of macro nutrients, containing almost <B>twice the amount of protein compared to cereal grains</B>.</DIV> </LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/chickpeas.html"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> <DIV><STRONG>Cholesterol</STRONG> The fiber in chickpeas helps to decrease blood cholesterol levels by binding bile acids in the small intestine, and preventing re-absorption to the liver. 47 participants took part in a study to compare the effects of a chickpea-supplemented diet and those of a wheat-supplemented diet on human serum lipids. The inclusion of chickpeas in the diet resulted in <B>lower serum total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.</B></DIV> </LI></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/CDE05306-1D46-49DF-9F0E-6AE983E5FEE3/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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