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The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in ‘Healthy’ Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain

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  • Plants use chemistry for self-defense against predators and pests. One of the plant kingdom’s self-defense systems is lectins — proteins that seek out and bind to certain sugar molecules on the surface of cells

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