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by nivertech 1404 days ago
Google it, lots of material on this subject.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lectin#Dietary_lectin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicia_faba#Health_concerns

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The sources you provide say that a) cooking inactivates the lectins, b) there is no strong evidence of long term adverse effects in humans.
Hard to trust google on such a query.