Malaysia's favourite lentils can actually help you lose weight

Dhal and other lentils can help you with weight management says study. Photo: AFP/Shutterstock

Just one serving a day of pulses, including beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils, could help with weight loss says a new study published this week in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The meta-analysis, carried out by a team from St. Michael's Hospital, looked at a total of 940 participants from 21 different clinical trials.