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Lectin-Free Diet Claims

Dr. Steven Gundry's claims about lectin-free diets and their effects on autoimmune diseases

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Jan 26, 2026
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How does the scientific literature evaluate lectins and the health claims in 'The Plant Paradox'?

’s argues that dietary lectins are a primary driver of inflammation, and weight gain and thus should be broadly avoided; that central claim is not supported by robust, peer‑reviewed human evidence and...

Jan 22, 2026
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What peer-reviewed critiques or rebuttals exist of Gundry’s 2017 claims about lectins and ‘leaky gut’?

Peer-reviewed rebuttals and expert reviews of 2017 overwhelmingly find his central thesis unsupported by rigorous evidence, pointing to a lack of controlled clinical trials, misrepresentation of the l...

Jan 6, 2026

Have peer‑reviewed clinical trials tested Gundry’s lectin‑free diet claims and what were the results?

Peer-reviewed randomized clinical trials specifically testing Steven Gundry’s lectin‑free (Plant Paradox) diet are effectively absent from the published literature; Gundry’s best-cited human data are ...

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