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Re:Scientists suspect a link between the digestive system an... by manmal on Thursday March 22, 2018 @04:11AM (#16646751)
I‘m not that versed in reading dietologic papers, but this review (or whatever you wanna call it) found some concerns that I‘d not dismiss immediately: http://www.krispin.com/lectin.html

I don’t know if the WaPo is a good resource to debunk anything ;)

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Re:Scientists suspect a link between the digestive system an... by JoshMnem on Thursday March 22, 2018 @02:51PM (#16651501)
There may be some truth in there somewhere, but I'd like to see more studies.

The Washington Post article is written by a registered dietitian and there is some kind of editing process. The other link is self-published.

It says things like, "our ancestors just didn't evolve eating this type of food and our immune system can't handle it".

but humans have been eating grains for 100,000 years:

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/humans-fea...

I'll keep an eye out for lectin research though. Thanks for the tip.

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