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Raising the Pulse: How faba beans can transform our diet and the planet

Inside the Pod··24 April 2026·27 min

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In this episode of Inside the Pod, host Ben Pike speaks to Donal O'Sullivan from the University of Reading about the Raising the Pulse project, a three year project focused on faba beans designed to transform the food system for health and environment and aiming to increase UK pulse consumption for health and sustainability. You can read more about the Raising the Pulse project at https://research.reading.ac.uk/raising-the-pulse/