Hummus, the creamy Middle Eastern dip made with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and chickpeas has earned the reputation of being the favorite dip of the Americans for a long time. It is not only delicious, but hummus is healthy providing proteins, healthy fats, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.
As of 2013, hummus has been part of the American household and can be found in about 20 percent of every home. Today, it has earned a special place in the food industry and has been considered as the counterpart of peanut butter in the American cookery.
With recent developments, hummus now comes in varied flavors including roasted garlic, lemon, and roasted red pepper. It's not only use as a spread or dip, but it is now use in different ways. With its multi-purpose benefits, do you know that this Middle Eastern dip can also help cure some diseases?
Here are 5 unexpected cures of Hummus that may surprise you:
Cure#1: Hummus helps in weight management. As written by Medical Daily, since hummus is made with chick peas, it becomes a wonder food that helps one in having a healthy digestive system. It is also a good source of fiber that easily makes a person feel full.
It was also found that people who eat hummus are 51 percent less probable to develop high blood sugar and have 53 percent lesser chance of being obese than those who don't eat hummus. If you snack on hummus on a regular basis, then you will be more likely to have smaller waistline.
Cure#2: Hummus helps in lowering chances of developing heart diseases and even cardiovascular death.
Mediterranean diet has been known to alleviate heart diseases such as strokes, heart attacks and deaths from heart disease by 30 percent according to the New England Journal of Medicine, Huffington Post reports.
And since hummus is part of Mediterranean diet, could you imagine how these heart problems can be prevented?
Cure#3: Hummus helps cut cancer risk.
According to the American Institute for Cancer Research, foods like hummus contain folate that helps lessen risk to colorectal cancers. Folate has been known also to cure pancreatic cancer due to its role in repairing damaged cells and providing healthy cell division.
Since hummus is also excellent source of fiber, it also has protective role against cancer by providing healthy colon.
Cure#4: Hummus helps in lowering cholesterol.
It has been found that everyday consumption of hummus can help lower bad cholesterol due to its antioxidant, isoflavones. A research published in 2008 Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics revealed that people aged 30 to 70, who were unwell became better after eating chickpeas for a period of three years.
Cure#5: Hummus helps prevent blood clots.
Hummus belonging to the family of lentils contains vitamin E and K, which are all essential for reducing blood clots. It also has blood thinning properties and is important in preventing bleeding. With its properties, Hummus have been found to counteract the effects of blood thinning drug, warfarin.
