Legune Fibers, the Best Source in the Prevention and Treatment of Hypercholesterolaemia

By Kyle J. Norton

A legume is a plant in the family Fabaceae cultivated all over the world for commercial profits.
Fiber is a type of indigestible carbohydrate.

In other words, fiber cannot be broken down into sugar molecules by the stomach and intestines.  

Fiber has been found to regulate the body's use of sugars, keep hunger and blood sugar in check, thus reducing the risk of carbohydrate-related diseases such as diabetes.

According to the Mayo Clinic, daily intake of fiber may normalize bowel movements, softens stool, increase the weight and size of your stool, promote bowel health, lower levels of cholesterol, control glucose levels, etc.

On finding a potent food in the promotion of digestive health, researchers investigated the potential health benefits of legumes as a good source of dietary fiber.

The study included examing the 6 to 10 local legume including cowpeas, mung beans, pole sitao, chickpeas, green peas, groundnuts, pigeon peas, kidney beans, lima beans, and soybeans.

* In the mineral assay,  lima beans (9.5 (sem 0.1)) showed the highest Fe availability and kidney beans (49.3 (sem 4.5)) and pigeon peas (75.1 (sem 7.1)) showed a highest Zn and Ca, the highest availability.

*In cholesterol assays, kidney beans showed significant reductions of in total (6 %) and LDL-cholesterol (9 %), compared to other legumes.

Based on the findings, researchers said, "mineral availability from legumes differs and may be attributed to their mineral content, mineral-mineral interaction and from their phytic and tannic acid content; legumes are considered low-GI foods and have shown potential hypocholesterolemic effects".

Taken altogether, legume fibers may be considered functional foods for the prevention and treatment of hypercholesterolemia,  pending to the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.

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Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
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Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) The potential health benefits of legumes as a good source of dietary fibre by Trinidad TP1, Mallillin AC, Loyola AS, Sagum RS, Encabo RR. (PubMed)