peteratsrinagar said:
Some of you are missing the point of the question that I posted. I am not talking about the brand of B/beans, proprietary or not, thickened sauce or not, reduced sugar or not, plain tinned in salted water or dried . I notice, that in my case, after eating beans my glucose level falls significantly, even after eating more food than usual. Is there something in the bean that causes this to happen like other foods that are proven to reduce cholesterol :wink:
I believe that all legumes (beans, lentils etc) have the effect of slowing down absorbtion through the gut, and they also require a lot of energy to digest - this MAY be the reason why they work at lowering blood sugar.. A bit like hard boiled eggs - one actually loses energy (or at best/worst case - depending on whether one is trying to lose or gain energy, only contribute a tiny amount) because it requires a lot of energy to digest hard boiled egg.
Alas, if one is sociable, and one has a tendency to fart after eating either eggs or beans, it can somewhat restrict ones use of these foods for BS control! :roll:
>> Just did a search for anything possibly relevant <<
This article may be of interest:
http://www.lodgirl.com/acjn/43-1-25.full.pdf
There are many other articles related to legumes and their effect on carbohydrate and insulin action, but this was the one I could easily find which one does not have to pay for!
I do hate the fact that almost every "scholarly" article, even on important issues where exposure could only advance science and benefit sufferers, carry astronomical price tages (£32 for a single .pdf download, for example !)
Fred.