Download our FREE guide — Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier: https://zoe.com/freeguide What are lectins, and are they dangerous? These “antinutrients” have come under attack and were recently the subject of a dietary fad fueled by a popular book. As always, there’s more to the story. In today’s episode, Jonathan is joined by Dr. Will Bulsiewicz to dive deep into the world of lectins. They dissect questionable studies, debunk myths, and offer expert advice about how to approach foods containing these misunderstood compounds. Will is a board-certified gastroenterologist with 14 years of experience. He’s also the New York Times best-selling author of Fiber Fueled and ZOE’s U.S. medical director. Follow ZOE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe/ If you want to uncover the right foods for your body, head to joinzoe.com/podcast and get 10% off your personalized nutrition program. Mentioned in today’s episode: Lectins as bioactive plant proteins: a potential in cancer treatment from Critical reviews in food science and nutrition Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16183566/ Plant-Derived Lectins as Potential Cancer Therapeutics and Diagnostic Tools from BioMed research international Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32509848/ A legume-based hypocaloric diet reduces proinflammatory status and improves metabolic features in overweight/obese subjects from European journal of nutrition Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20499072/ Dietary legume consumption reduces risk of colorectal cancer: evidence from a meta-analysis of cohort studies from Scientific reports Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25739376/ Intake of legumes and cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis from Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36411221/#:~:text=Conclusions%3A%20The%20intake%20of%20legumes,provide%20the%20optimal%20cardiovascular%20benefit. Legume consumption is inversely associated with type 2 diabetes incidence in adults: A prospective assessment from the PREDIMED study from Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28392166/#:~:text=Results%3A%20During%20a%20median%20follow,adults%20at%20high%20cardiovascular%20risk. The Effects of Legume Consumption on Markers of Glycaemic Control in Individuals with and without Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Literature Review of Randomised Controlled Trials from Nutrients Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32708949/ Effects of dietary pulse consumption on body weight: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27030531/#:~:text=The%20pooled%20analysis%20showed%20an,median%20duration%20of%206%20wk. The "white kidney bean incident" in Japan from Methods in Molecular Biology Link: https://link.springer.com/protocol/10.1007/978-1-4939-1292-6_3 Fructan, Rather Than Gluten, Induces Symptoms in Patients With Self-Reported Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity from Gastroenterology Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29102613/ Is there a nutrition topic you’d like us to explore? Email us at podcast@joinzoe.com, and we’ll do our best to cover it. Episode transcripts are available here: https://joinzoe.com/learn/category/podcasts