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Title
A higher ratio of beans to white rice is associated with lower cardiometabolic risk factors in Costa Rican adults.
Authors
Mattei, Josiemer; Hu, Frank B; Campos, Hannia
Abstract
A high intake of white rice is associated with the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Costa Ricans follow a staple dietary pattern that includes white rice and beans, yet the combined role of these foods on cardiometabolic risk factors has not been studied.
Publication
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2011, Vol 94, Issue 3, p869