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At 08:56 PM 11/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
>On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, Ben Balzer wrote:
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>> Unfortunately D'Adamo's on leave from his site finishing his 4 th edition.
>> His diet is based on eliminating lectins, a sentiment that I agree with -
>> but he then recommends soy products which are loaded with
>> lectins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please explain.
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>You have it wrong. ER4YT is not based on on eliminating lectins,
>which is in any case impossible. It is based on the premise that
>the *effect* of specific lectins on the body is a function of
>blood type. This is because lectins are *hemagglutinins* and
>because the ABO blood types are not "pure" blood types. That
>means that tissues other than blood have ABO properties --
>notably the lining of the intestines.
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>The *theory* behind the lectin part of ER4YT is impeccable.
i think the the word "impeccable" is more that hyperbole. Most, if not
all the research is done in vitro. You must know that even normal air
will cause a gluttination reaction with blood. That means that the mere
fact that exposure to a particular substance "in vitro" causes a gluttination
reaction is hardly definitive (certainly not "impeccable") as it is very
difficult
to contol for confounding factors.
In any event, ABO blood types are *very* limited with respect to determining
acceptance of organ transplants and certainly shouldn't be held as the gold
standard for
aceeptable food with in the *bloodsteam" or the intestinal tract. I find
(and many others)
his conclusions specious.
Wade Reeser
<big snip>
>Todd Moody
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