Criticisms
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| [[Harriet Hall]] of ''[[Science-Based Medicine]]'' has noted that Gundry's alleged evidence for the benefits of a [[lectin-free diet]] is anecdotal and meaningless as there are no studies with control groups in the medical literature to support his claims. Hall concluded that Gundry is not a reliable source of medical information and asserts that "the lectin foods that Gundry prohibits are part of a science-based healthy diet. Avoiding them might lead to inadequate nutrition."<ref name="Hall 2022"/> | [[Harriet Hall]] of ''[[Science-Based Medicine]]'' has noted that Gundry's alleged evidence for the benefits of a [[lectin-free diet]] is anecdotal and meaningless as there are no studies with control groups in the medical literature to support his claims. Hall concluded that Gundry is not a reliable source of medical information and asserts that "the lectin foods that Gundry prohibits are part of a science-based healthy diet. Avoiding them might lead to inadequate nutrition."<ref name="Hall 2022"/> |
| Mario Kratz of ''Red Pen Review''s gave Gundry's book ''The Plant Paradox'' an overall score of 49% and a 29% score for scientific accuracy.<ref name="Kratz 2019"/> Kratz stated that the book's strong claim that a lectin-free diet can prevent and reverse most chronic diseases is not supported by scientific evidence. He also commented that the book makes an unusual claim that consumption of fruit leads to obesity and weight gain which is contradicted by evidence from cohort and experimental studies which show an inverse association between fruit and weight gain.<ref name="Kratz 2019"/> Kratz concluded that "while the diet recommended in ''The Plant Paradox'' probably has general health benefits for people who can stick with it, it’s not clear whether avoiding common dietary lectins is beneficial.<ref name="Kratz 2019"/> | Mario Kratz of ''Red Pen Reviews'' gave Gundry's book ''The Plant Paradox'' an overall score of 49% and a 29% score for scientific accuracy.<ref name="Kratz 2019"/> Kratz stated that the book's strong claim that a lectin-free diet can prevent and reverse most chronic diseases is not supported by scientific evidence. He also commented that the book makes an unusual claim that consumption of fruit leads to obesity and [[weight gain]] which is not supported by any evidence and is contradicted by cohort and experimental studies which have shown an inverse association between fruit consumption and weight gain.<ref name="Kratz 2019"/> Kratz concluded that "while the diet recommended in ''The Plant Paradox'' probably has general health benefits for people who can stick with it, it’s not clear whether avoiding common dietary lectins is beneficial.<ref name="Kratz 2019"/> |
| === Supplements === | ===Supplements=== |
| Gundry sells supplements that he claims protect against the damaging effect of lectins.<ref name="TheAtlantic" /><ref name="campbell" /><ref name="NSDiet" /><ref name="WapoDiet">{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...382462-5b4e-11e7-a9f6-7c3296387341_story.html |title=Going 'lectin-free' is the latest pseudoscience diet fad |date=July 7, 2017 |access-date=July 28, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Cara |last=Rosenbloom}}</ref> Although ''Today's Dietitian'' acknowledges evidence that consuming lectins in some raw foods like kidney beans can be harmful, it concludes that "preliminary studies have revealed potential health benefits of lectin consumption and minute evidence of harm."<ref name="TD" /> | Gundry sells supplements that he claims protect against the damaging effect of lectins.<ref name="TheAtlantic" /><ref name="campbell" /><ref name="NSDiet" /><ref name="WapoDiet">{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...382462-5b4e-11e7-a9f6-7c3296387341_story.html |title=Going 'lectin-free' is the latest pseudoscience diet fad |date=July 7, 2017 |access-date=July 28, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Cara |last=Rosenbloom}}</ref> Although ''Today's Dietitian'' acknowledges evidence that consuming lectins in some raw foods like kidney beans can be harmful, it concludes that "preliminary studies have revealed potential health benefits of lectin consumption and minute evidence of harm."<ref name="TD" /> |
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