Are there lectins in meat? What does the Plant Paradox say about eating meat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Calling it the “plant” paradox may seem to indicate plants are the problem. But lectins are everywhere, including meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read more about the lectins in meat and other animal sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Just as lectins compound in our bodies when we eat certain plants, they do the same to animals\u2014meaning that grain- and soy-fed chickens, cows, pigs, and seafood contain lectins in their meat, milk, and eggs.<\/strong> You also must be wary of these meat and protein sources, and opt for pastured (or grass-fed) meat; although grass still contains lectins, they contain anti-inflammatory omega-3 fats as opposed to the inflammatory omega-6 fats in corn and soy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Labels such as organic and free-range don\u2019t mean that there aren’t produce and meat lectins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Farmers actually feed livestock corn- and soy-based feed because they\u2019re so effective at fattening up the animals. The downside is that it does the same to humans<\/strong>, even when we\u2019re getting those grains and soy via meat, milk, and eggs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n