The War on Oatmeal · Nutrition For Mortals · Radar

Lectins, Phytates, and the Horse-Food Myth4:53 – 12:02

Steven GundrySoundbite Speaker

4:53

Oatmeal is one of the worst foods that you can put in your body.

Steven GundrySoundbite Speaker

4:58

Oats used to make oatmeal are loaded with lectins, which can poke holes in your gut lining and cause serious health issues down the line.

Steven GundrySoundbite Speaker

5:09

My oldest daughter is an elite horse woman, and she assures me that the only purpose of oats is to make horses fat for the winter.

Steven GundrySoundbite Speaker

5:20

And I couldn't agree with her more.

Steven GundrySoundbite Speaker

5:23

Back when we needed to get fat for the winter, Oats were fairly useful.

Steven GundrySoundbite Speaker

5:29

And oats absolutely makes you get fat for the winter.

5:38

You know, we talk about a lot of nutrition grifters on this show.

5:41

I would have to say, if you ask me who says the most wrong things all of the time, it is Dr. Gundry.

5:47

Like everything he says is incorrect.

5:50

Yes.

Matt PrivenHost

5:50

Literally, we should come up with some like the Gundry law.

Matt PrivenHost

5:54

Like anything that man says is the opposite of what he said is the truth.

5:59

Right, right.

6:00

Watch Dr. Gundry's content and just embrace the opposite of everything he says and you'll be good to go.

6:05

Yeah.

Matt PrivenHost

6:06

Literally, I think that might be a pretty helpful.

Matt PrivenHost

6:08

Maybe that's a spinoff episode.

Matt PrivenHost

6:09

We developed the anti-gumtree diet.

Matt PrivenHost

6:11

Right,

6:12

right.

Matt PrivenHost

6:13

Okay,

6:14

do you want to start? Why don't we start by talking about lectins? We haven't talked about lectins on the show since I think our plant panic episode.

6:20

And so why don't you remind people what lectins are?

Matt PrivenHost

6:24

Okay, so the folks online who try to warn you about lectins are in a camp of anti-nutrient warriors.

Matt PrivenHost

6:32

Okay, so anti-nutrients, what are those? Plants have stuff in them that they use to protect themselves.