This study investigated whether pulses (chickpeas, yellow peas, navy beans, lentils) have an effect on blood glucose (BG) and appetite following a fixed-size meal 2 h later. Over the following 2 h, all pulses lowered BG area under the curve (AUC) and lentils reduced appetite AUC compared with white bread (p < 0.05). Following the meal, BG was lower after lentils and chickpeas at 150 and 165 min, and AUC was lower after lentils compared with white bread (p < 0.05).
Keywords: appetite; appétit; blood glucose; chickpeas; effet du second repas; glucose sanguin; haricot rond blanc; lentille; lentils; légumineuses; navy beans; pois chiche; pois jaune; pulses; second-meal effect; yellow peas.