The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
i would say let's let's ask if plant compounds could be doing this because many plant compounds do have these lectins this is a carbohydrate binding protein they occur in all foods but it appears that many of the lectins present in plant foods are more irritating to the gut
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One of the canonical lectins is gluten which I'll talk about in a moment. I think this is problematic for both celiacs and non-celiacs. Though I've been criticized online for showing papers which show inflammation in the guts of celiac disease patients when they are exposed to lectins. Uh in a moment I will share papers that suggest there are inflammatory issues for those with non-celiac gluten sensitivity when exposed to gluten as well.
I don't want to eat gluten a molecule that is clearly a lectin that is harmful for many people's guts