A wonderful fruit: Black beans lower blood pressure, reduce degenerative disease and much more

(NaturalNews) Black beans contain proteins that act as antioxidants and can lower blood pressure and remove toxic metals from the body, according to a study conducted by researchers from Mexico's National School of Biological Sciences of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN-ENCB).

The findings were awarded the National Prize in Science and Technology of Food in the Business category for Food Science.

Promising for heart health

Researchers ground up dried black beans, then isolated and hydrolyzed two of the main proteins found in the Jamapa variety of black beans: fasolina and lectin. The proteins were then tested using computer simulations.

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