Hummus: The New Healthcare Hero We Never Asked For

Move over statins — chickpeas are here to save your arteries, one beige blob at a time. Just don’t expect miracles unless you’re also up for goat yoga, frog spleen, and a turmeric enema.

I get it. Honestly, I do. If someone tells you eating a tin of chickpeas a day could save you from a heart attack, you’d be halfway to Tesco with a trolley full of hummus and a look of smug nutritional superiority plastered across your face. I’m not judging. I’ve done it myself.