Move over, gluten. There’s a new something that could be the cause of all of your wellness woes: Lectins. That’s prompted a lot of people to cut out foods high in lectins from their diet (including ...

The Plant Paradox Diet recommends avoiding lectin-containing plant foods including soy products, grains, beans, and certain vegetables like tomatoes and eggplant. The Plant Paradox Diet is based on a ...

You may have recently heard that Kelly Clarkson lost 37 pounds by following the Plant Paradox Diet, which eliminates lectins from the diet. But what are lectins and where do they come from? Lectin is ...

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 ...

When it comes to weight loss, does it feel like you’ve kissed a hundred toads but never gotten your happy ending? Then Steven Gundry, MD, is here for you. The Yale-trained doc has made it his mission ...

If you're wondering what lectins are or whether the lectin-free diet is right for you, you've come to the right place. Reviewed by Dietitian Christa Brown, M.S., RDN, LD You may not have heard of the ...

Unlike other dietary interventions with hard-to-pin-down origins, the lectin-free diet craze can be sourced to one person: Steven Gundry, MD, a California-based cardiologist and heart surgeon who ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend of mine continues to speak highly about the health benefits of a diet where people eliminate lectins. She says it helped her lose weight and reduced her arthritis pain. What ...

Ever heard of lectin? It is a compound found in plants and it’s cooking up a lot of controversy. So much in fact that a growing number of people are embracing lectin-free eating. That means ...

A lectin, also known as the “antinutrient” is a type of protein that binds to certain carbohydrates. Just about every organism in the world, from plants to animals to microbes, contains lectins. There ...