[csshelton]

Why do you suggest forgoing legumes?

[robchez]

this has got to do more with health rather than weight loss i guess.

legumes have 3 things that suck - lectins, protease inhibitors and phytates

lectins - known to cause inflammation and have been show to cause gut permeability which is followed by auto-immune type diseases.

protease inhibitors intefere with the breakdown of proteins into amino acids

phytates have been shown to inhibit mineral absorption

[dgrant]

I call bull shit. This sounds like some Paleo-diet nonsense rather than the result of rigorous scientific study.

[robchez]

call it what you like but that some basic biomedical info there. just wikipedia/google it.

:)

[subsection1h]

Why did he make any of those suggestions? I don't know because he didn't provide any citations to research papers.