May Help Reduce Diabetes Risk

Adzuki beans could also reduce your chances of developing type 2 diabetes. This is partly due to their high fiber content, which enhances insulin sensitivity and lessens blood sugar increases after meals. Additionally, research on animals and in test tubes suggests that the protein in adzuki beans may inhibit the activity of intestinal alpha-glucosidases.

Complex carbohydrates must be broken down into smaller, simpler sugars by an enzyme called alpha-glucosidases. So, preventing their effect, like some diabetic drugs, may lessen blood sugar increases. Antioxidants, which researchers believe may have some anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetes properties, are also abundant in adzuki beans.