RE: Paleo diet criticisms

From: gts (gts_2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed May 07 2003 - 09:23:48 MDT

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    Article excerpt:

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    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. 
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    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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