Dr. Morgan Chamberlin is a nutrition scientist and registered dietician who is currently a research scientist at Billings Clinic in Montana. Prior to that she worked as a Nutrition Researcher and Project Manager at Montana State University where she earned her Ph.D. in Nutrition and Exercise Sciences. While at Montana State University she worked extensively with pulses and how they impact metabolic health. In this episode, she shares her research on lentils and their findings about how they can improve cholesterol, blood sugar, and inflammation. She goes on to discuss how to measure metabolic health and her thoughts on how pulses can be part of a healthy diet helping to reduce disease risk.

“ So now we know we can give people those doses of lentils. We can see the improvements to health, and they're not having any sort of gastrointestinal distress. Great things learned. ” - Dr. Morgan Chamberlin

This Week on Growing Pulse Crops:

• Meet Dr. Morgan Chamberlin, a nutrition scientist and registered dietician who is currently a research scientist at Billings Clinic in Montana.
• Discover the positive health implications of pulse crops when incorporated into a balanced diet
• Explore different strategies for consumers to incorporate more pulses into their daily diet

Growing Pulse Crops is produced by Dr. Audrey Kalil and hosted by Tim Hammerich of the Future of Agriculture Podcast.