Very interesting article Dan. So maybe us with Crohn's should avoid high lectin foods inorder to repair our intestinal tract. Here is a very interesting link on this:
http://www.krispin.com/lectin.html
Lectins are found in ALL foods, certain foods more than others, and the same food may contain varying amounts of lectins depending on processing, when and where the plant was grown, and species.
The most common potentially 'toxic' lectin containing food groups are
grains, especially wheat and wheat germ but also quinoa, rice, buckwheat, oats, rye, barley, millet and corn.
legumes (all dried beans, including soy and peanuts),
dairy (perhaps more so when cows are feed grains instead of grass, a speculation based on research showing transference of lectins into breast milk and dairy and potentially more harmful in pasteurized, processed milk because of the reduction of SIgA, an immunoglobulin that binds dangerous lectins , Biol Neonate 1991;59(3):121-5 Davin JC et al The high lectin-binding capacity of human secretory IgA protects nonspecifically mucosae against environmental antigens.), NOTE: Only breast milk is good for babies.
nightshade (includes potato, tomato, eggplant and pepper).
