Steven Gundry wrote The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods that Cause Disease and Weight Gain. I was going to look into which claims were supported by credible science but I was put off by the first sentence.
…everything you thought you knew about your diet, your health, and your weight is wrong.
Isn't he suggesting that we reject science? Good science has proven some of the things we know, with multiple approaches and multiple systematic reviews. He will cite scientific studies to back up his claims. Who decides what is good science and what is bad science? It was gundry himself. There is a common cause for most health problems that the medical establishment doesn't know, according to him. He is the only one who does. He can reverse heart disease and cure other diseases on his own. Yes, definitely.
He brags about his expertise as a cardiologist and researcher in the introduction, but he accidentally reveals how he came to the wrong conclusion about diet. He was told that he should be eating a healthy diet and exercising, but he was overweight and had a number of health problems. He changed his diet. He lost a lot of weight. The weight loss could not be blamed for the improvements.
His program starts with a 3-day cleanse that will rid you of most of your health problems. Such a great deal. We can't believe it. The claims are based on science.
You are a predator because plants produce chemicals to fight you. According to Gundry, the plant is trying to kill you even though it offers essential health benefits.
Llectins cause inflammation, stimulates weight gain, and causes leaky gut syndrome, according to the man. Grain and beans were the main source of food in most cultures. When humans were faced with a choice between starvation and survival, they chose survival.
Milk from different types of cow can contain either casein A-1 or A-2. This is not always correct. The breeds in his A-1 list have the same amount of A-1 and A-2. Milk and dairy products from casein A-1 cows are not allowed on his diet. He says on his website that casein A-1 is noxious. It's the main cause of type 1 diabetes, according to him.
Science says what it says. There is some intriguing evidence, but it's not certain if it's related to A-1. There is no definitive human trials to support the health claims for casein A-2 milk. A systematic review was published. There were only three human studies, one of which showed delayed intestinal transit for casein A-1 milk. What do you think? The studies didn't show that these changes hurt people. None of the studies looked at clinical outcomes. Animal studies were the majority of the published evidence.
He says lectin avoidance has been found to cure diseases. In the Journal of International Society of Microbiota, there is a reference to the idea of curing/remission of multiple autoimmune diseases. He says he's the author. It wasn't a published, peer-reviewed article but an abstract that was only available to members. The article was listed as a poster in the journal Circulation. It was not on the database. I couldn't find an article by Gundry in the database. I was surprised to find nothing in the PubMed database for the person who called himself a researcher.
In the book he describes many case reports of patients who improved on a lectin-limited diet, but he has not done any studies to compare them to a control group. He doesn't have a business giving general advice about what humans should and shouldn't eat. He is not a trustworthy source of medical information. He says that everyone with a disease has a leaking gut. He sells his own products. Some of the recipes in his book are not veryappetizing.
I was appalled that an MD could be so ignorant about what constitutes evidence and basic principles of science that they couldn't even provide a reference.
Llectins are what they are.
Most foods contain lectins. If eaten raw, they can be harmful, but proper cooking can make them safe to eat. It's safe but beneficial. The first line of defense against invaders in the innate immune system is one of the many functions of lectins.
Steven Gundry eats a lot.
Whole grains, beans, fruit, nuts, and seeds are not included in the Plant Paradox diet. Gundry has a list of foods to avoid and foods that are ok. It is a long one. It is obvious that following a restricted diet is likely to result in weight loss. Many of Gundy's patients believe his diet has helped them due to substantial weight loss.
There is criticism.
A number of people have criticized the book. T.Colin Campbell, the author of The China Syndrome, is one of the people listed on the website.
There is a possibility that this could be the case. Michael Matthews' article was the best of the critical articles. He says that Gundry's thesis is a scam.
The Plant Paradox is rife with inaccuracies, misrepresentations, and outright misinformation, and the diet espoused in it is unnecessarily restrictive and blatantly designed to sell people overpriced and ineffective supplements
there’s enough high-quality research to say we know enough about lectins to blow all of Dr. Gundry’s principal hypotheses out of the airlock and thereby dismantle and disarm The Plant Paradox.
Michael Matthews is a personal trainer, not a doctor or scientist, so I will be criticized for citing him, but of the many criticisms of Gundry's book I found on the internet, I thought his was by far the best. He reviewed the supplements Gundry sells that he said were essential.
The bottom line is Dr. Gundry’s products are a sham, what with the fake science, unproven ingredients, and miniscule dosages.
His language is not afraid of being insulted and he doesn't hesitate to say something. Gundry is called a once-prestigious heart surgeon turned dietician. I believe that is true.
He answered the complaints of true believers with tact and accurate information and did not insult them. He told them he was happy they were feeling better, but he didn't change their belief that lectin avoidance was the cause of their improvement. I was impressed with the way he acted.
His article is on the LegionAthletics website. He says what he says in his show.
The conclusion is that Gundry is incorrect.
The book is not based on science. Something else is what it is... I will not say what it is because I will use profanity. The foods Gundry does not allow are part of a healthy diet. It's possible that avoiding them will lead to insufficient nutrition.
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