21 Aug 2023 --- Fava bean and pea-based products are a safe alternative to red meat in providing sufficient amino acids and protein intake without compromising bone health, according to a study by researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland. “Decreasing the consumption of red and processed meat in the diet to the upper limit of the Planetary Health Diet while increasing the consumption of legumes cultivated in Finland, such as peas and fava beans, is safe from the perspective of protein nutrition. Similarly, bone health is not compromised by such a dietary change either,” says Suvi Itkonen, a docent at the faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki.
