fava bean and Increased Homocysteine Level

• Fava bean and buckwheat are sustainable food sources which support satiety and beneficially modulate several biomarkers, bacteria and metabolites associated with human health.

  • 2025-06-07
  • RCT · n = 14
  • European journal of nutrition 64(5)
  • • Madalina Neacsu
    • Marietta Sayegh
    • Nicholas J Vaughan
    • Gary J Duncan
    • Louise Cantlay
    • Susan Anderson
    • Donna Henderson
    • Claire Fyfe
    • Freda Farquharson
    • Salifu Saibu
    • Graham Horgan
    • Petra Louis
    • Alexandra M Johnstone
    • Wendy R Russell

  • PubMed: 40481954
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00394-025-03726-6

  6 Insights on

  • Increased Homocysteine Level

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Adults

  The fava bean diet significantly reduced fasted plasma glucose and insulin and increased plasma homocysteine (p < 0.05)

  Effect

  Harmful

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  diet provided to meet individual volunteers resting metabolic rate requirements