Grains good or bad?

So much conflicting information if grains are good or bad? Should we be eating them? How often? Should some people avoid them?

In this weeks episode, we talk about the common misconceptions about grains such as anti-nutrients (phytic acid, lectins, and gluten), inflammation, excessive weight gain.

Research for the following episode:

• General information on Phytic acid: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/phytic-acid
•  Kidney stones and phytic acid: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1586208/
• Phytic acid bad food choice: https://badgut.org/information-centre/health-nutrition/4-myths-food-nutrition/
•  Phytic acid an antioxidant: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3040709
•  Phytate and kidney stone treatment: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10625946
• Phytic acid and colorectal cancer: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876062/
• In Vitro vs. In Vivo studies https://mpkb.org/home/patients/assessing_literature/in_vitro_studies
• Lectins general information : https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319593.php
• https://www.drfuhrman.com/get-started/eat-to-live-blog/147/the-real-story-on-lectins
• Anti-nutrients: https://www.parsleyhealth.com/blog/antinutrients-lectins-phytates-gluten/
• https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/anti-nutrients/lectins/
• Lectins and inflammation: https://scilifebiosciences.com/blog/do-lectins-cause-chronic-inflammation-heres-what-the-science-says-about-these-naturally-occurring-proteins

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