Consumption of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) attenuates obesity, ameliorates lipid metabolic disorders and modifies the gut microbiota composition in mice fed a high-fat diet

•Consumption of cooked mung bean prevents obesity in mice fed with a high-fat-diet.•Consumption of cooked mung bean ameliorates lipid metabolic disorders.•Consumption of cooked mung bean reduces the hepatic steatosis and adipocyte size.•The partial mechanism of mung bean’s beneficial effects involves gut microbiota.