Iron-Rich Lentils Provide Brain, Heart, and Gut Benefits

Clinical Professor and Chair for the Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Mindy Haar, Ph.D., is featured as an expert in a Real Simple story about the iron-rich benefits of lentils.

Haar explains that lentils provide not only iron, but fiber, plant protein, and other phytonutrients that all promote brain, heart, and gut health.

“Research links lentil consumption with improvements in cardiovascular health, glycemic control, and gut health, while their additional nutrients help support normal cognitive function and oxygen delivery to the brain,” noted Haar. 

The story also appeared in AOL, Yahoo, and Yahoo Singapore.