According to the latest statistics from the World Health Organisation Alliance, more than one billion people worldwide are obese, including 650 million adults, 340 million adolescents and 39 million children. Obesity has become a global problem and is on the rise. The basic cause of overweight and obesity is the imbalance between energy consumption and energy intake.
　　
In China, whether rice or wheat is the main food, cereals already account for more than 70% of energy supply in the dietary structure. How to reduce overweight and other risks without changing the diet is then something we have to consider.
　　
White kidney bean extractWhite kidney bean extract
　　
White kidney bean extract contains an alpha-amylase inhibitor which completely blocks the interaction between the substrate and the active site of alpha-amylase, causing a decrease in the activity of alpha-amylase in the human mouth and pancreas, preventing the complete breakdown of starch into small molecules of simple sugars for absorption by the body, thus controlling the conversion of starch into calories. These substances lose their activity during daily cooking due to heat and need to be extracted in order to be effective.
　　
Benefits
　　
Weight control, weight loss and slimming
　　
The alpha-amylase inhibitor in white kidney bean extract reduces the activity of alpha-amylase in the body's mouth and pancreas, preventing the complete breakdown of starch into small molecules of simple sugars, thus controlling the conversion of starch into calories. When consumed before meals, it blocks the enzymatic decomposition of 70%-80% of starch and other polysaccharides in food, so that their absorption in the digestive tract is reduced and slowed down, and they are excreted directly through the end of the digestive tract, without entering the blood circulation system and without acting on the brain centre, so that weight loss does not suppress appetite at the same time, and there are no side effects when used in high doses, in line with the World Health Organisation's principles of weight loss.
　　
Control blood sugar and lower blood sugar
　　
White kidney bean extract powder contains a variety of trace elements, these substances can be directly absorbed and used by the human pancreas, which can effectively improve the function of the pancreas and promote insulin secretion, which can bring down excessive blood sugar, which is of great benefit to inhibit the condition of diabetes and prevent diabetes. α-amylase inhibitors can inhibit the activity of salivary and pancreatic amylase in the gastrointestinal tract, hindering or delaying the body's hydrolysis and digestion of the main It prevents or delays the body's hydrolysis and digestion of the major carbohydrates in food, reducing the breakdown and absorption of starchy sugars in food, thus conforming to the diet of patients with reduced sugar.
　　
Controls sugar absorption and promotes digestion
　　
White kidney bean extract is also used in meal replacement shakes. The white kidney bean ingredient in the shakes is a white kidney bean extract obtained by soaking the beans in water, filtering, concentrating and spray drying, which purifies the potent ingredient which is alpha-amylase inhibition. White kidney bean extract also contains fibre to promote bowel movement, and it contains vitamin B to promote the body's digestive juices secretion, usually after consumption of white kidney bean can increase appetite, but also accelerate the body's digestion and absorption of food, can make the body digestive symptoms quickly relief.
　　
Applications
　　
Currently, white kidney bean extract is used in a wide range of food and beverage applications for weight management and blood sugar regulation. The use of white kidney bean extract is not limited by the dosage form of the product and can be used in meal replacements, functional liquid and solid beverages, carbohydrate blocker capsules, tablets, pressed candies, functional foods, etc.