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Health: Why You Should Always Eat Beans

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Health: Why You Should Always Eat Beans

Food is very essential to all living things and living things can be said to be those things that have life, plants, animals and human beings have life in them.

Life is essential to all living things, and any living things that does not have life is dead.

Hence, one of the important evidence that shows that one is a living thing is growth, growth is inevitable to things that have life.

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That is the reason why food is important, the major reason living things need food is to grow.

There are many foods available on earth but not all foods are acceptable by all.

Coming down to ethnicity, different ethnic groups have their own foods.

In Nigeria for instance, there are many ethnic groups there in, the major ones mostly recognise by people are: Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.

All these ethnic groups has their own foods which is part of their culture.

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Hausas for instance will love to eat Tuwo shinkafa, Kuli-kuli, Miyan Karkashi, Kilishi etc,

Igbos will prefer Abacha, Echicha, Ogbono soup and Isi ewu.

While, Yoruba People will prefer to eat, Iyan ati Obe Egusi, Oka popularly known as Amala ati Obe Gbegiri pelu ewedu, Ekuru etc.

In this era, since there are Yoruba people living among Igbo, Igbo living among Hausas, Each tribes now eat the food of other tribes.

Food are no more peculiar to a tribe anymore because a typical Yoruba now have Hausa food as favorite.

This is the reason why people do not have peculiar food to themselves, it is what is available they intake as food so far it is food.

This does not only happens in Nigeria, it also happens all over the countries.

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That is the reason why there are now many foods available all over the world.

Some common food people eat now are, Rice, Beans, Yam etc.

Beans out of all these foods has the most health benefits, and it is what people do not like to eat most because of its cooking process.

People who consume beans regularly may be less likely to die of a heart attack or other cardiovascular problem.

Beans are a strong, plant-based source of protein, fiber, iron, and vitamins that offer many health benefits.

Beans are the seeds from flowering plants in the Fabaceae family and are classified as legumes.

Several beans grow in pods or capsules that develop from flowers. Other legumes include peas, peanuts, and lentils. These beans are available dry, canned, or frozen.

They differ nutritionally from green beans or wax beans where a person eats the entire pod.

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Beans contain amino acids, which are the protein building blocks that the body uses to heal and to make new tissues, such as bone, muscle, hair, skin, and blood. Protein is an essential nutrient.

There are many types of beans. Dried beans need cooking to make them tender enough to eat. Canned and frozen beans are typically ready to eat after warming on the stove or in the microwave. Some of the most popular bean varieties include:

Lima beans, black beans, black-eyed peas, soybeans, kidney beans, garbanzo bean, navy beans, pinto beans and red beans.

Beans offer several health benefits like protein, Folate, Antioxidants, heart health, reduces cancers etc.

Protein is a vital nutrient that plays a key role in maintaining and repairing the body. Beans are high in amino acids, the building blocks of protein.

There are 20 amino acidsTrusted Source, and nine of these are essential. There are also two types of protein sources: complete and incomplete.

Animal products, soy, and quinoa are all complete proteins, which means they contain all nine essential amino acids.

However, of all the types of beans, only soybeans contain all nine amino acids.

Beans make an excellent source of protein for vegetarians and vegans.

They are also lower in calories and saturated fat than some other protein sources, such as meat and full fat or low fat dairy products.

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Beans contain several vital nutrients, including folate. Folate is essential for overall health, to make healthy red blood cells, and help prevent neural tube defects in a fetus during pregnancy.

According to researchTrusted Source, beans are rich in polyphenols, which are a type of antioxidant.

Antioxidants fight the effectsTrusted Source of free radicals, which are damaging chemicals that the body produces during metabolism and other processes.

Free radicals can cause cell damage that can result in various diseases. Antioxidants help the body remove free radicals. In this way, antioxidant-rich foods, such as beans, can help protect the body from disease.

Some studies have shown that beans act as antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents. These effects could reduce the risk of cancer.

Research published in 2015 analyzed whether beans might have antioxidant properties that fight intestinal cancer. The results suggested that black beans had the highest antioxidant activity.

A 2016 study also found that chemicals in Northeast China black beans could slow the growth of colorectal cancer by preventing cancer cells from multiplying.

Beans provide protein, fiber, iron, and antioxidants that can make them a healthful addition to the diet. People should increase their intake of beans gradually to reduce the risk of intestinal discomfort.

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