6. Cancer Treatment
Research discussed in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology noted that a peptide in the large lima bean induced cell death in human nerve cancer and liver cancer cells. A 2017 study published in the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules reported that lectin, a type of protein in lima beans, may inhibit angiogenesis, the development of blood vessels that feed tumors. However, some medical experts worry that the copper in lima beans could encourage angiogenesis in some cancers.
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