Food As Medicine BeanCon24!

 Can our food choices keep us healthier? Can our food be our medicine? We say yes, beans have unique nutritional properties that address so many common health concerns, globally. So why aren’t people eating more beans. Our goal is for BeanCon24 to serve as a catalyst to increase global dry bean consumption. If beans could keep you healthier, would you eat more? Let these incredible representatives from our health and medical community give you concrete evidence on how this works. Join us to hear from our panel Food As Medicine, How Beans Make Us Healthier. 

– Dr. Chelsea Didinger, Colorado Dry Bean Committee, Global Technical Advisor to the U.S. Dry Bean Council. Chelsea’s specialty is interdisciplinary translational research focused on a holistic food systems approach to make science accessible to the public through evidence-based outreach efforts with a specialty in pulses, especially dry beans. 

– Nick Buettner, The Blue Zones. The Blue Zones has elevated the connection between the consumption of beans and a healthy lifestyle that when practiced daily, leads to superior longevity. The Blue Zones has continued to take their message worldwide, adding a new Blue Zone in 2023 and several new initiatives to create healthy communities with a strong focus on plant forward diets that include beans. 

– Dr. Henry Thompson, Colorado State University. Dr. Thompson has long been on the cutting edge of research focused on the consumption of dry beans and a healthy gut biome. The health of our digestive systems in turn strengthens our immune systems. He will discuss new research and touch on the connection between increased dry beans consumption and potential for cancer prevention. 

– Dr. Raymond Glahn, USDA, Agricultural Research Service. Dry Beans already provide significant micronutrients such as iron and folate. What if beans can provide even greater bioavailablity of key nutrients and how could this contribute to better health. Dr. Glahn will discuss his work grounded in improvement of human health. 

In addition to hearing from our incredible speakers, attendees will also have an opportunity to hold business meetings with interested sellers and buyers and network with others in the industry. 

Don’t wait. Register now at BeanCon24.com and join us in Cancun, Mexico