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At a recent health fair a participant wondered if lectins were unhealthy, because she had heard they weren’t. Lectins are proteins found in many plant foods, particularly whole grains and legumes ...

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a soluble C-type lectin that recognises carbohydrate patterns on a wide range of pathogens and initiates the lectin pathway of complement activation. Upon binding to ...