Eating adzuki bean or its extract can help control type 2 diabetes as well as taking medications that lower blood sugar levels. This is demonstrated by reviewing studies published in the journal. nutrients.
Scientists analyzed publications in Scopus and PubMed databases. The effect of adzuki beans on diabetes was examined in 13 animal studies and two in cells or tissues. Only one study has examined their effects on humans.
Consumption of Azuki bean flour reduced blood sugar levels and insulin sensitivity in mice with type 2 diabetes. Bean extract at a dose of 500 mg also showed high efficacy. These properties are attributed to polyphenols, which are substances that also protect cells from free radical damage. Additionally, polysaccharides from beans improved pancreatic health in rodents. The effects differed depending on whether the beans were raw, processed, or sprouted; because they contained different substances and different doses.
Additionally, 500 mg of bean extract provided better control of diabetes in rodents than the glucose-lowering drug sulfonylurea. Additionally, there was no significant difference in hepatic glycogen content in animals receiving adzuki polysaccharides at a dose of 400 mg/kg body weight or metformin, a drug for the treatment of diabetes.
One study also found that extruded adzuki beans allowed people with diabetes on regular diets to achieve the same blood sugar control results as people on special diets.
The authors concluded that there is sufficient evidence that adzuki beans may have an equivalent or better effect in controlling type 2 diabetes compared to medications or low-glycemic index diets. However, the findings do not mean that people with diabetes can replace their medications by eating beans; More research is needed.
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