Re: Result of eating more beans

ANdrew Kelly wrote:

> Raffinose is the oligosaccharide found in beans, and intestinal micro flora
> in the large intestine can digest raffinose, which produce the enzymes
> needed.

Yes. And the metabilization of the oligosaccharides in our large 
intestine by our resident bacteria creates gases as byproducts. But 
you're right, I didn't spell it out very clearly.

> There are also other digestion-resistant polysaccharides in beans.

And a pleasure they are, too.

Pastorio


> "Bob Pastorio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >   MetroPed wrote:
> >
> >
> > > To whom it may concern,  I realize this is very anecdotal but this
> > personal observation may be of interest...
> > > For about the last year I've significantly increased the percentage of
> > > 'beans and lentils' in my diet.  Overall calorie intake and exercise
> > have remained the same.  Noticed I don't get that drowsy 'low blood sugar'
> > effect an hour or 2 after I've eaten.  More importantly,  my weight has dropped
> > 12% without 'dieting'.   As I said this is very anecdotal but may be of
> > interest to some.
> > > Note 1: I'm boiling dry beans with no sugar added.
> > > Note 2: Also noticed that after about 2 month I no longer had that
> > 'bowel distress' problem folks associate with beans.
> > Very interesting. Hard to believe. The music maker in beans is a
> > family of compounds called "oligosaccharides" which we can't digest no
> > matter how hard we try. We have no means to break them down to simpler
> > sugars. No enzymes. The only way is to add them to our foods, as in
> > using the product called "Beano."
> >
> > If you've found a way to do that, you're the first human in history to
> > do so. Boiling beans with sugar is not a broadly-used way of cooking them.
> >
> > Pastorio