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I do not believe 2000kcal of beans is in any way damaging, yet it's mostly carbs, water and protein with a bunch of nice micronutrients.

Eating diverse food that has a high volume to calories ratio will keep anyone satiated.

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I've lost 75 lbs over the last 18 months by simply limiting all carbs as much as practical so my inclination is to not attribute the weight loss to a specific type of carb reduction. But it would be interesting to control for different types of carbs to test your hypothesis.

I'm pretty sure you lost weight by reducing number of calories.

For example, consuming 2000kcal of refined sugar and 2000kcal of beans will result in different calories absorbed given that 2000kcal of beans requires much more energy to digest than sugar liquid.

Some metabolic disorders skew the absorption.

Beans are good carbs because the carbs in them are linked to fiber and so they make you feel more full, and also don't give you the blood sugar spikes that refined carbs do.

Which is the same situation as any good bread. A good rye bread from your baker will have the same effects.

The white bread common in the US would be almost considered a pie in many places in central europe.

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