Can swapping meat for beans help you be healthier?
Nutritional and health benefits of a partial substitution of red and processed meat with non-soy legumes: a 6-week randomized controlled trial in healthy working-age men
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Scientists gave men either lots of meat or mostly beans and a little meat for 6 weeks to see what happened to their health.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Scientists gave men either lots of meat or mostly beans and a little meat for 6 weeks to see what happened to their health.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 570 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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Bäck S, Päivärinta E, Pellinen T, Itkonen ST, Lehtovirta M, Erkkola M, Kaartinen NE, Männistö S, Pajari AM