The Claim
Daily consumption of black beans significantly reduced fasting plasma glucose by a statistically significant amount (P=0.018) in a small uncontrolled intervention of 82 adults with metabolic syndrome risk, coinciding with enrichment of butyrate-producing gut microbes and suppression of pro-inflammatory taxa.
What the research says
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In a group of 82 adults with metabolic syndrome risk, eating black beans every day lowered fasting blood glucose levels significantly, and this change was linked to an increase in gut bacteria that produce butyrate and a decrease in bacteria associated with inflammation.
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In a small uncontrolled intervention of 82 adults with metabolic syndrome risk, daily consumption of black beans significantly reduced fasting plasma glucose by a statistically significant amount (P=0.018), coinciding with enrichment of butyrate-producing gut microbes and suppression of pro-inflammatory taxa.
Eating black beans feeds good bacteria in the gut that make butyrate. Butyrate repairs the gut lining and stops inflammation from spreading through the body. With less inflammation, the body's cells respond better to insulin, so blood sugar drops.
What the research says
1 studyEating black beans every day helped lower blood sugar in people at risk for metabolic syndrome, and this happened because good gut bacteria increased and bad ones decreased.
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