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Supposedly the soaking helps prevent one from getting "gas" from the
beans, in my experience the exact opposite is the case, i got more "gas"
from soaked beans than if they are cooked through without soaking.

I guess myths abound.... I thought throwing out the first pot of water
that came to a boil was the way to reduce gas. It isn't? sigh

I personally doubt that soak/discard or boil/discard will remove
much of the high-molecular-weight sugar (or if you prefer, low-
molecular-weight startch) that is believed to cause gas.
It seems to me the beans retain almost all of their original bulk
no matter how you cook them.

Haven't seen any actual research on this though.

Steve