Re: Lectins and their benefits
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:16 am
This study http://advances.nutrition.org/content/7/5/889.full mentions legumes and independant positive benefits on cognition as part of the mediterranean diet, and that it may be related to low glycemic index. Of note is that the benefits also applied to those with APOE4.
"whole grains (43, 52), nuts, and legumes (52) were associated independently with better cognitive performance, and legumes, nuts, and seeds were protective against cognitive impairment (32)."
"certain components of the MD, such as legumes and whole-grain foods, may have indirect effects on cognition through their lower glycemic indexes, leading to reductions in blood glucose oscillations compared with those of a typical Western diet (77). As discussed in a previous systematic review, the effect of a long-term low–glycemic index diet on cognitive function in adults needs to be explored further (78)"
This study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3022949/ looked at CRP after following a med style diet, where
"Individuals were assigned a value of 1 for each beneficial component (fruits, vegetables, legumes, cereals, and fish)"
Better CRP was shown from following such a diet. "Compared to the lowest tertile of MeDi, subjects in the highest MeDi tertile tended to have lower level of hsCRP"
While these studies overall look at the diet as a whole it seems to have an overall beneficial anti-inflammatory effect. It doesn't state how much legumes and lectins were consumed overall, but didn't seem to find problems with lectins / legumes for the people following the Med Diet
"whole grains (43, 52), nuts, and legumes (52) were associated independently with better cognitive performance, and legumes, nuts, and seeds were protective against cognitive impairment (32)."
"certain components of the MD, such as legumes and whole-grain foods, may have indirect effects on cognition through their lower glycemic indexes, leading to reductions in blood glucose oscillations compared with those of a typical Western diet (77). As discussed in a previous systematic review, the effect of a long-term low–glycemic index diet on cognitive function in adults needs to be explored further (78)"
This study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3022949/ looked at CRP after following a med style diet, where
"Individuals were assigned a value of 1 for each beneficial component (fruits, vegetables, legumes, cereals, and fish)"
Better CRP was shown from following such a diet. "Compared to the lowest tertile of MeDi, subjects in the highest MeDi tertile tended to have lower level of hsCRP"
While these studies overall look at the diet as a whole it seems to have an overall beneficial anti-inflammatory effect. It doesn't state how much legumes and lectins were consumed overall, but didn't seem to find problems with lectins / legumes for the people following the Med Diet