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Our focus today will be on the health importance of beans consumption.
As we were taught in elementary primary school, beans falls under the class of protein. This particular class of foods builds the body and are very essential for growth and development especially for children.
But our today discussion wont be limited to the tissue-building capacity of beans, we would also learn how to combine beans with other foods to derive the actually protein content which is needed for our body's daily activity and also know what diseases or ailment can be prevented by eating beans.
There are a variety of beans out there, some are peculiar to a particular location, some common example includes; pinto,brown, white, navy, great northern, black, fava, other kinds are; black-eyed peas, and chickpeas.All these type of beans have same nutritional value(content) and contain vegetable protein that builds muscles.
Nutritionist say you should eat beans with rice, potatoes or other starchy foods. to get the complete protein found in meat., which contains amino acid necessary for health.
Beans bind with dangerous (LOWER DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN) LDL,cholesterol and improve the ratio of good HDL cholesterol. Soluble fiber, plant gums and pectin in beans bind with fatty cholesterol laden cluster in the digestive track and speeds them out of the body.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF BEANS FOR DIABETES
Beans regulate insulin and blood sugar level by slowing the rise of blood sugar enough so that the pancreas doesn't have to keep pumping out high amounts of insulin.
OTHER HEALTH BENEFITS OF BEANS ARE;
- Beans contains protease inhibitors chemicals which can block cancer development, the body converts the beans compound ,lignan into hormones that can halt cancer growth in the breast and colon
- Beans reduces high blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and prevent heart attack.
- It prevents constipation, hemorrhoids and other bowel disorders.
- NIACIN - lowers cardiovascular risk
- FOLIC ACID - helps to prevent birth defects of the brain.
- CALCIUM - necessary for bones (formation)
- IRON - forms the oxygen carrying blood (hemoglobin)
- COPPER - works with iron to form blood
- POTASSIUM - helps in muscles contraction, regulate fluids round the body among functions
- ZINC - plays vital role in the body immune system, so helps in cell division etc.
- PHOSPHORUS - helps in the formation of bones and teeth among other functions
- MAGNESIUM - performs numerous functions in the body.
- B VITAMINS - they are used as co-enzymes by the body to speed up various reactions.
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