Quantum mechanics

Type 2 diabetes

Health benefits

Biotechnology

Biology

Endocrinology

Nutraceutical

Botany

Food science

Bioavailability

Physics

Legume

Pharmacology

Medicine

Chemistry

Fabaceae

Obesity

Action (physics)

Traditional medicine

Diabetes mellitus

Food Research International

The Fabaceae family of plants include a variety of seeds with multiple shapes, sizes, and colors; with a great diversity of bioactive compounds found in legume seeds. Legumes are an excellent source of protein, peptides and phytochemicals which are present in significant amounts. These bioactive compounds have been reported to reduce the risk of developing non-communicable diseases (NCD), such as obesity and type-2 diabetes. In this narrative review, we discuss the biological potential of bioactive compounds found in legumes and the health benefits associated with their consumption as an alternative approach in the management of NCD. Current extraction methods, characteristics of the bioactive compounds, and different in vitro and in vivo studies evaluating the bioactivity of legume bioactives are reviewed and discussed.

Bioactive proteins and phytochemicals from legumes: Mechanisms of action preventing obesity and type-2 diabetes