Should You Be Concerned About Antinutrients?

In this episode, Leif and Daphne dive into the science behind antinutrients - Lectins, Phytates, and Oxalates. Are antinutrients as scary as some people would lead you to believe, or is there a safe way to consume them?

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EPISODE REFERENCES

Binding and the effect of the red kidney bean lectin, phytohaemagglutinin, in the gastrointestinal tract of suckling rats

Red kidney bean poisoning in the UK: an analysis of 50 suspected incidents between 1976 and 1989

Plant lectins in cancer therapeutics

Associations between plant-based dietary patterns and risks of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality

Phytic Acid: From Antinutritional to Multiple Protection Factor of Organic Systems

Dietary factors and the risk of incident kidney stones in younger women: Nurses' Health Study II

Urinary phytate concentration and risk of fracture determined by the FRAX index in a group of postmenopausal women

Phytate Decreases Formation of Advanced Glycation End-Products in Patients with Type II Diabetes: Randomized Crossover Trial

Iron absorption in man: ascorbic acid and dose-dependent inhibition by phytate

Calcium oxalate in plants: formation and function

Oxalate intake and the risk for nephrolithiasis

A Study of Diet and Lifestyle and the Risk of Urolithiasis in 1,519 Patients in Southern China

Risk of Kidney Stones: Influence of Dietary Factors, Dietary Patterns, and Vegetarian–Vegan Diets

Dietary intake of fiber, fruit and vegetables decreases the risk of incident kidney stones in women

Dietary oxalate and kidney stone formation Support the Show.