Adults with or at risk of metabolic syndrome who consume more mung beans and edamame have lower fasting plasma glucose levels.
Mechanism
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Mung beans and edamame feed gut bacteria that produce butyrate, which tightens the gut lining and reduces inflammation. This allows insulin to work more effectively, resulting in lower blood sugar levels.
Most probable mechanism
Eating mung beans and edamame feeds specific gut bacteria that make butyrate, a compound that strengthens the gut lining and reduces body-wide inflammation. This allows insulin to work better, which lowers blood sugar levels.
Fermentable fibers and polyphenols from mung beans and edamame serve as substrates for specific butyrate-producing gut microbial guilds
These microbial guilds ferment the substrates to produce butyrate as a primary short-chain fatty acid
Butyrate acts as an energy source for colonocytes and activates G-protein-coupled receptors and histone deacetylase inhibitors
Butyrate enhances intestinal barrier integrity by promoting tight junction formation and reduces systemic inflammation by suppressing NF-κB signaling and pro-inflammatory cytokine production
Reduced systemic inflammation and improved gut barrier function increase insulin sensitivity in peripheral tissues, lowering fasting plasma glucose and insulin resistance
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