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Culture: UN wants you to eat more pulse

Beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas, known as pulse, are gaining international attention as the United Nations recently declared 2016 as the "International Year of Pulses". The move is aimed at raising awareness of the many benefits of pulse, and boosting their production and trade. The UN wants to encourage new and smarter uses of these staples throughout the food chain, according to Xinhua News Agency.