Black Soybeans May Lower LDL, Prevent Weight Gain and Type 2 Diabetes

by laurel on March 5, 2007

Yahoo! News reports that a study from the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that black soybeans may help prevent obesity, lower LDL cholesterol, and reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes. The study tested 32 rats for two weeks on a fatty diet supplemented with different levels of black soybeans. Compared to the control group, the rats who got 10% of their energy from black soy gained half as much weight, decreased their total blood cholesterol by 25%, and decreased their LDL cholesterol by 10%.

You can buy black soybeans at any health food store. You may be able to find them at your local grocery store in the health food or organic section.

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drmathew December 1, 2007 at 3:57 am

Good article so eating lot of black beans keeps as healthy and may lower LDL LDL..next time go to shopping be sure to purchase black soybeans..

Arnold Mathew December 17, 2007 at 7:26 am

time to stock more soy beans and get rid from high cholesterol (HDL-C)

Teena November 30, 2008 at 5:08 am

Hi

Black Soybeans also help to stop Sugar Cravings They have basically Saved my Life

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