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Abcd17 Assignment 1

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ABCT1D17 Assignment 1 (group project): Find two FF products for two different health benefits in the following table and fill in the require contents in the answer table below.
Distributed May 30 in class (Y715/716)
Due date: 2016-6-13 (Monday) submit both softcopy to blackboard and hard copy to Y1118 (dropbox outside the Y1118)

Potential health benefits
Group
Reduce cholesterol, constipation and risk of heart disease
Group
Beneficial for eye health and mental function; reduce risk of heart disease
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Reduce risk of heart disease and certain cancers; beneficial for blood-glucose control
Group
Reduce risk of certain cancers; improve immune function
Group
Reduces risk of osteoporosis (bone health), reduces hypertension
Group
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Black bean contains fiber, folate, vitamin B6 and phytonutrient content together with its lack of cholesterol that can support healthy status of heart and fiber in black bean can reduce amount of cholesterol in the blood and then reduce risk of heart disease. Excessive amounts of homocysteine can damage blood vessels and bring to heart disease. However, vitamin B6 and folate can prevent the building up of homocysteine to reduce chance of heart disease. Secondly, black bean can reduce risk of certain cancer. Ware (2016) points out that selenium in black bean can detoxify compounds that can cause cancer in the body. Selenium can reduce tumor growth rates in order to reduce risk of cancer. Saponins are phytochemicals that can prevent increasing number of cancer cells and extending of these cells around the body. Fiber from black beans can decrease risk of colorectal cancer. Black beans are high in folate that can repair DNA and lead to DNA synthesis. Folate can also prevent construction of cancer cells from mutations in the DNA. Thirdly, high fiber in black bean can be beneficial for blood-glucose level. It is because type 1 diabetics eat high-fiber food like black bean can have their blood glucose levels decreasing and type 2 diabetics may reduce blood sugar and insulin level in their

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