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The Lectin-free diet (also known as the Plant Paradox diet) is a fad diet promoted with the false claim that avoiding all foods that contain high amounts of lectins will prevent and cure disease. [1] There is no clinical evidence the lectin-free diet is effective to treat any disease and its claims have been criticized as pseudoscientific .
Steven R. Gundry (born July 11, 1950) is an American physician, low-carbohydrate diet author and former cardiothoracic surgeon. [1] [2] Gundry is the author of The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain, which promotes the controversial and pseudoscientific lectin-free diet. [3]
A lectin from Ulex europaeus is used to identify the H blood group antigen. A lectin from Vicia graminea is used to identify the N blood group antigen. A lectin from Iberis amara is used to identify the M blood group antigen. Non blood-group antigens can be identified by lectins: A lectin from coconut milk is used to identify Theros antigen.
Health experts recommend reducing a person's intake of ultra-processed foods. A registered dietitian and the CEO of Nourish Science share some helpful ways to spot these foods where you shop.
Soybean agglutinins (SBA) also known as soy bean lectins (SBL) are lectins found in soybeans. It is a family of similar legume lectins. As a lectin, it is an antinutrient that chelates minerals. In human foodstuffs, less than half of this lectin is deactivated even with extensive cooking (boiling for 20 minutes). [1]
Tonka Beans. This wrinkly legume from South America underwent a recent boom in the fine-dining world due to its notes of vanilla, almond, and cinnamon, but it has actually been illegal in the U.S ...
Not all fat is “bad,” and there’s a time and place for every type of fat in a healthy diet, even when you’re prioritizing heart health. Like most things, it’s all about balance.
In medicine these proteins are useful and are used as a mitogen to trigger T-lymphocyte cell division and to activate latent HIV-1 from human peripheral lymphocytes.In neuroscience, anterograde tracing is a research method that uses the protein product phytohaemagglutinin PHA-L as a molecular tracer that can be taken up by the cell and transported across the synapse into the next cell thereby ...