@questforhealth “but I don’t understand why we can’t just eat beans? Beans are good no? I think Dr Peat unfairly bashed beans. I have been craving black bean burritos with lemon juice as I’m very anemic.”
Which part do you think was unfair?
“The various specific actions of the many estrogenic substances in beans and other legumes haven’t been throughly studied, but there is evidence that they are also–like estrogen itself–both mutagenic and carcinogenic.” -Ray Peat
“While nutritional reference tables often show fruits and potatoes as having about 2% protein content, while nuts, grains, and legumes are shown with a high protein content, often in the range of 15% to 40%, they neglect to point out that fruits and potatoes have a very high water content, while that of the seeds is extremely low. The protein content of milk is about 3%, which according to the charts would suggest that it is inferior to beans and grains. In fact, the protein value of grain is negligible, mainly because seeds contain their protein in a storage form, that is extremely rich in nitrogen, but poor in essential amino acids. Special preparation is needed to reduce the toxicity of seeds, and in the case of beans, these methods are never very satisfactory.“ -Ray Peat
“Beans and lentils happen to be powerful anti-thyroid agents, so it isn’t surprising to see indications of decreased aerobic capacity, resulting from decreased peak oxygen consumption( 5) in association with the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), if that syndrome is caused by chronic exposure to dietary legumes.” -Ray Peat
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