[ad_1] Phaseolamin, a natural compound found in kidney beans, inhibits human alpha amylase, which breaks down carbohydrates. It may aid weight control, but further studies are needed. Phaseolus vulgaris produces three types of alpha-amylase inhibitors, with phaseolamin being the first isolated in the 1970s. It is effective against animal alpha-amylases, but not plant or microbial […]