Lectin-free diet

Steven Gundry notable advocate of a lectin-free diet
This article is about a fad diet. For general information on dietary lectin, see Lectin § Dietary lectin.

The Lectin-free diet (also known as the Plant Paradox diet) is a fad diet promoted with the false claim that avoiding all foods that contain high amounts of lectins will prevent and cure disease.[1] There is no clinical evidence the lectin-free diet is effective to treat any disease and its claims have been criticized as pseudoscientific.[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ Rosenbloom, Cara (2017-07-06). "Going 'lectin-free' is the latest pseudoscience diet fad". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ Warner, Anthony (27 July 2017). "Lectin-free is the new food fad that deserves to be skewered". New Scientist. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  4. ^ Torborg, Liza (2018-09-14). "Mayo Clinic Q and A: What are dietary lectins and should you avoid eating them?". Mayo Clinic News Network. Retrieved 2023-02-08.