MIT researchers showed that the lectin intelectin-2 bound bacterial sugars and mucus galactose, strengthening the gut barrier ...

In theory, these undigested proteins can lead to issues such as nausea, vomiting, upset stomach and diarrhea. Some books and social media posts have also linked lectins to chronic inflammation and ...

The protein called intelectin-2 plays another important role by reinforcing the protective mucus layer that lines the ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- About 7 percent of Americans suffer from some sort of gluten sensitivity, but one cardiologist feels there is an even bigger dietary challenge with a protein group known as ...

You may not have heard of the "lectin-free" diet, but you probably know people who avoid eating legumes, whole wheat and nightshades because they're trying to avoid lectins. But what are lectins? And ...

The seemingly endless search for that one insidious element in our diets, which if eliminated, can restore our waistlines, health, and happiness has uncovered its latest culprit: lectins. If you have ...

Fungal lectins are a diverse group of carbohydrate‐binding proteins that play critical roles in mediating cell–cell interactions, host–pathogen recognition and environmental sensing. Increasingly, ...

Lectins are proteins found in many plants, particularly whole grains and legumes (beans, chick peas and lentils). In 2017 Steven Gundry, M.D., a former cardiac surgeon, wrote a book called “The Plant ...

The Plant Paradox diet is based on the claim that lectins, a protein in common foods, are the “anti-nutrients” behind many long-term (chronic) health conditions like obesity, chronic inflammation, and ...

In a conversation at dinner, a friend who works as an excavator recently asked me a curious question: "Have you heard of lectins? They might be making you sick." Admittedly, I hadn't. It seems we're ...

If nutrients are good, anti-nutrients must be bad, right? Not so fast. As with many things, the answer is “yes and no,” and the reasons might surprise you. Anti-nutrients are naturally occurring ...