Can white kidney beans really help you lose weight?

White kidney bean

White kidney bean, formerly known as large white kidney bean (Phaseolus lunatus Billb. ex Beurl.), is a plant of the genus Phaseolus in the Papilionaceae family. Also known as Beijing beans, white beans, large white beans, commonly known as “big green beans and rice”. Because the skin blooms like white clouds after being cooked, it is called “white cloud beans”.

False news: White kidney beans can help you lose weight.

In recent years, whenever the topic of weight loss or fitness comes up, many people will recommend carbohydrate blocker products containing white cloud bean extract. But can white kidney beans really help you lose weight? The answer is no. So why does this phenomenon occur? Let’s start digging deeper.

White kidney beans are linked to “weight loss” because they contain a substance called alpha-amylase inhibitor, which is essentially a complex glycoprotein. Starch is a polysaccharide carbohydrate and is one of the main sources of daily calories. After starchy food enters the body, the amylase secreted by the mouth and pancreas first hydrolyzes the starch into glucose, and then absorbs and releases heat. During this process, if the activity of amylase is inhibited, the rate of starch decomposition will be reduced, and the starch that cannot be decomposed will be excreted from the body. Alpha-amylase inhibitors have the effect of inhibiting amylase activity.

However, under this theoretically feasible condition, there is still a lot of room for practical operation. After consuming white kidney bean extract, you may experience mild gastrointestinal discomfort. People with weak gastrointestinal function and prone to abdominal bloating should use it with caution. Long-term and excessive use of amylase inhibitors may cause physical fatigue, lack of energy and other problems. In severe cases, hypoglycemia may occur. It is recommended that the daily intake of white kidney bean extract should not exceed 10 grams.

In addition, the weight loss effect of white kidney bean extract depends on how high the “amylase inhibitory activity” of the extract is and what the content is. However, there is currently no unified standard in the industry and it is impossible to evaluate the weight loss effect of white kidney bean extract. .

Final conclusion

Therefore, white kidney beans cannot be used as the main food for weight loss or fitness. They can only be used as a supplementary food and combined with other physical exercises to achieve the goal.

In addition, although the weight loss effect of white kidney beans is not clear, the other effects of white kidney beans are still worth taking seriously. Thanks to the properties of white kidney beans, it can also be used to treat obesity, diabetes and other diseases, and has the effects of strengthening the spleen and kidneys. It can promote the orderly division of mammalian white blood cells and is a coagulant for red blood cells.

However, no matter what you do with white kidney beans, please take it under your doctor’s advice or take it in small amounts and often. I wish you good luck.

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