Eating Gari And Beans Will Not Make You Fat, Lowers Obesity Risks - Study Finds

Summary of findings on how eating gari and beans lowers risks of obesity and reduces the rate of getting fat or being overweight.

A Professor of Naturopathic Healthcare, President, Nyarkotey College of Holistic Medicine & Technology (NUCHMT) or African Naturopathic Foundation, Raphael Nyarkotey Obus research has shown that eating beans and gari can lower the risk of having belly fat or even being obese.

- Weight loss

Black-eyed peas are loaded with protein and soluble fibre, this means eating beans or gari supports weight loss. Two studies (Bloom et al.2006; Lomenick et al.2009 ) found that the Protein in beans reduces levels of ghrelin, a hormone that’s responsible for stimulating feelings of hunger.

- Digestive Health

As a soluble fibre food, black-eyed peas support digestive health. When we eat more beans, the soluble fibre can help promote regularity and increase stool frequency in those with constipation.

- Heart Health

Eating beans also reduces your risk of heart disease. Studies, found that frequent eating of legumes was linked to lower levels of total and LDL (bad) cholesterol, these two could add to heart disease.

- Gari and Chronic Disease Control

Gari makes a good choice for people with health conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol since it’s extremely low in salt/sodium, sugar, and fat, plus free from refined carbohydrates and synthetic ingredients.

- Palm and Low Cholesterol 

Palm oil caused a 13.1 percent decrease in bad LDL cholesterol and a 6.7 percent drop in triglyceride levels in those with normal cholesterol. Apart from Palm oil lowering your cholesterol levels, it also slows the progression of heart diseases.

Excerpts of report from Pulse.com.gh on ‘Gari and beans’ lower risk of belly fat, obesity - Study finds.

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