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184. The problem with eating plants

Paul Saladino MD podcast

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Plant Defense Chemicals Aren't Benign for Humans

Lectins are carbohydrate binding proteins. Prototypical lectin is ricin, a compound extracted from a type of beam that has been used as a bio weapon. There's an interesting case study of a woman who drank a bunch of celery juice and then went to a tanning bed and had a severe phototoxic injury.

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