I have noticed some academic papers come up when I  google search
'lectins'.  I think that exact effect of the lectins is sometimes
difficult to determine.  D'Adamo in his Eat Right 4 Your Type books
basis his conclusions in part on the ability of people to handle
lectins based on blood type.  I believe he bases most of his
conclusions on his father's original work and his own clinical
experiences treating patients.  He dietary recommendations are by no
means paleo.  He is recommendations concerning macronutrients would
probably best be described as high complex carbs, low fat, and low to
none animal protein.  From what I know of his work, lectins determine
things such as vegetable recommendations, such as everyone regardless
of blood type should avoid tomatoes.

Mike


>Lots of very interesting responses, but I suppose I haven't phrased the
>question specifically enough.




>
>Is there any "evidence", other than the junk science that most on this list
>are well aware of, that eating paleo would NOT be healthy for someone? Have
>any studies been done, or is all the evidence anecdotal about the benefits
>of this diet? Last time I had my cholesterol checked, my cardiologist told
>me that the diet obviously appears to be working for me (it was 150), but
>that he didn't think I should necessarily go around recommending it to
>everyone.
>
>Since I've moved, I am no longer under his care, but if I was really smart I
>should have asked him why.
>
>And why doesn't anybody know about lectins? With all these darn books about
>health, how come the paleo "fringe" books are the only ones who have figured
>this out?
>
>Mike W.


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