From: gts (gts_2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed May 07 2003 - 09:23:48 MDT
Article excerpt:
-- Do dietary lectins cause disease? The evidence is suggestive and raises interesting possibilities for treatment. In 1988 a hospital launched a "healthy eating day" in its staff canteen at lunchtime. One dish contained red kidney beans, and 31 portions were served. At 3 pm one of the customers, a surgical registrar, vomited in theatre. Over the next four hours 10 more customers suffered profuse vomiting, some with diarrhoea. All had recovered by next day. No pathogens were isolated from the food, but the beans contained an abnormally high concentration of the lectin phytohaemagglutinin. Lectins are carbohydrate binding proteins present in most plants, especially seeds and tubers like cereals, potatoes, and beans. -- Seeds and tubers like cereals, potatoes and beans are non-paleolithic foods. Full article http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/318/7190/1023 -gts
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