U.S. Dry Pea and Lentil Council CEO Tim McGreevy sees the recent changes in the federal dietary guidelines as a win for pulse crops. “The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee determined in their report that they produced at the end of December that pulses need to be increased from a cup-and-a-half to two-and- a-half cups per week,” said McGreevy. “The reason they made this recommendation is no big secret. pulses have a real impact on lowering the rate of heart disease, lowering diabetes, lowering the effects of obesity, and some cancers as well. We’re just not consuming enough of these pulses in our diet.”
