I apologize for mixing up lignans and lectins, It's lectins that Dr Gundry has made into the new food phobia. It's hard to keep up.
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Lignans & health; lignans in millets (Re: Collab Digest, Vol > 27, Issue 23) (Don Osborn) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 12:54:16 -0400 > From: Don Osborn <d...@milletsalliance.org> > To: Robin Asbell <ro...@robinasbell.com> > Cc: collab@lists.millets2023.space > Subject: [Collab] Lignans & health; lignans in millets (Re: Collab > Digest, Vol 27, Issue 23) > Message-ID: > <CA+RHibW-X4qiNTLcO_HE5VUMDCo7ZKuvSJASntxaOviyXmm= > d...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thank you Robin. This is the first I recall hearing about lignans. > > A quick search online gave me three impressions: (1) lignans are not the > same as lignins; (2) defining lignans quickly gets into organic chemistry; > and (3) lignans in the human diet (they come from plants) are often > referred to in positive terms, > > In fact, I had a hard time finding negative takes on lignans, and those > related to very high consumption of flax (one of the foods particularly > high in these compounds; all grain, including millets and sorghum, have > lignans, but at more moderate levels). Can you give us more info, Robin? > > Here's a definition of lignans that I found helpful (many, including the > one in WIkipedia,/1 are more technical): > "The lignans are bioactive, non-nutrient, non-caloric phenolic plant > compounds that are found in highest concentration in flax and sesame seeds > and in lower concentrations in grains, other seeds, fruits and vegetables. > The enterolignans (sometimes referred to as mammalian lignans) are > metabolites of food lignans produced by human intestinal bacteria. They > have been identified in human urine and plasma. Their weak estrogenic and > other biochemical properties suggest potential for nutritional significance > in the prevention of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases."/2 > > Regarding millets a different article states: > "Millets are rich in lignans, upon digestion they can be converted into > animal lignans by gut microbiota, and those animal lignans have been shown > to protect against certain chronic diseases, like cancer and heart > disease."/3 > > Sorghum apparently does contain lignans./4 > > In general, "Lignan-rich foods are part of a healthy diet"/5 Various > research articles explore specific positive effects of lignans, including > for cardiovascular health,/2 stress perception,/6 and possibly > pot-menopausal symptoms./7 I see some suggestions of anti-cancer effects./3 > /7 Lignans have an important role in gut microbiota, apparently with > implications for health in various ways./8 > > The above is neither comprehensive, nor necessarily representative with > regard to the thinking about lignans, but as a non-specialist in this > field, this is what I came up with. It's important to note that lignans are > a class of compounds, and not one single thing, so perhaps there are > differences in the effects of various lignins? Interested to learn more. > > Don > > DO, EL, MI, US > NAMA > > Notes: > 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignan > 2. Peterson, Julia et al. ?Dietary lignans: physiology and potential for > cardiovascular disease risk reduction.? Nutrition reviews vol. 68,10 > (2010): 571-603. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00319.x > 3. Babele, Piyoosh K et al. ?Mainstreaming orphan millets for advancing > climate smart agriculture to secure nutrition and health.? Frontiers in > plant science vol. 13 902536. 12 Aug. 2022, > https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.902536 > 4. https://www.glnc.org.au/resource/sorghum/ > 5. https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/dietary-factors/phytochemicals/lignans > 6. Micek, Agnieszka et al. ?Negative Association of Lignan and Phytosterol > Intake with Stress Perception during the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Polish Study > on Young Adults.? *Nutrients* vol. 16,3 445. 2 Feb. 2024, > https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16030445 > 7. Jang, Won Young et al. ?Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Menopausal, > and Anti-Cancer Effects of Lignans and Their Metabolites.? *International > journal of molecular sciences* vol. 23,24 15482. 7 Dec. 2022, > https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232415482 > 8. Senizza, Alice et al. ?Lignans and Gut Microbiota: An Interplay > Revealing Potential Health Implications.? Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) > vol. 25,23 5709. 3 Dec. 2020, https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25235709 > > > > > On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 4:30?PM Robin Asbell via Collab < > collab@lists.millets2023.space> wrote: > > > Just a note on sorghum flour- I cook for a client who is now avoiding > > lignans (the latest food demon) and she asked me to swap in sorghum flour > > for oats in a gluten-free bread I make for her. > > This is one of the things that a certain consumer cares about, and it > > might be boosting some of the interest in sorghum. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 12:02?PM <collab-request@lists.millets2023.space > > > > wrote: > > > >> Send Collab mailing list submissions to > >> collab@lists.millets2023.space > >> > >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > >> https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab > >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > >> collab-request@lists.millets2023.space > >> > >> You can reach the person managing the list at > >> collab-owner@lists.millets2023.space > >> > >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > >> than "Re: Contents of Collab digest..." > >> > >> > >> Today's Topics: > >> > >> 1. Flour power (3 items) (Don Osborn) > >> > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> Message: 1 > >> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:02:05 -0400 > >> From: Don Osborn <d...@milletsalliance.org> > >> To: collab@lists.millets2023.space > >> Subject: [Collab] Flour power (3 items) > >> Message-ID: > >> < > >> ca+rhibvwss+k494lbqznrvxxwpzehlmt46vhabfqnzykdpu...@mail.gmail.com> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >> > >> 1. Sorghum flour cheaper than proso millet, rice, & other gluten-free > >> grains? > >> > >> On a grocery run the other day, I noticed this row of 3 pound bags of > >> flour - various gluten free flours (attached image). Basically sorghum > >> flour at least with this brand is about $1 / lb. less expensive than any > >> of > >> the others (about $4 / lb. as compared with about #5 / lb.). Is this > >> typical in others' experience? > >> > >> The website for the brand pictured is: https://www.authenticfoods.com/ > >> For comparison, standard white flour is about $0.50. WHole wheat > somewhat > >> higher. Organic and non-GMO a bit higher again (sorry no specific market > >> analysis, and I'm not typically buying flour). > >> > >> > >> 2. Coarse grind black sorghum flour > >> > >> Came across a coarse ground black sorghum flour on sale May be too fine > >> for grits, but might work in hot cereals or baking?? (Sale price $2 / 15 > >> oz., normally $6) > >> > >> See: https://naturenatesllc.com/search?q=black+sorghum > >> > >> > >> 3. Analysis of the global "millet" flour market > >> > >> An interesting analysis by Future Market Insights published last month > >> predicts that "Global Millet Flour Sales to Total US$ 7.8 Billion by > 2034, > >> Amid Rising Consumer Awareness of its Health Benefits." The US part of > >> that > >> is listed as $1.6 billion, or about a fifth of the global total. > >> > >> It is not said which millets go into this calculation, but proso millet > is > >> the most traded internationally of the grains surnamed millet. (Pearl > >> millet and foxtail millet have higher total grain production, but > >> apparently are consumed closer to where they are grown.) One of the > >> problems we have in analysis of millerts globally is the conflation of > >> figures for several of the millets under the single category, "millet." > >> > >> Note the list of companies in the article under the subheading "Who is > >> winning?" > >> > >> See: > >> > >> > www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/03/19/2848252/0/en/Global-Millet-Flour-Sales-to-Total-US-7-8-Billion-by-2034-Amid-Rising-Consumer-Awareness-of-its-Health-Benefits-Future-Market-Insights-Inc.html > >> > >> > >> Don Osborn, PhD > >> (East Lansing, MI, US) > >> North American Millets Alliance > >> -------------- next part -------------- > >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >> URL: < > >> > https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/attachments/20240422/4fbbd45f/attachment.htm > >> > > >> -------------- next part -------------- > >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > >> Name: FFL-21Feb2024-gf-flours-40pc.png > >> Type: image/png > >> Size: 2326505 bytes > >> Desc: not available > >> URL: < > >> > https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/attachments/20240422/4fbbd45f/attachment.png > >> > > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> Subject: Digest Footer > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Collab mailing list > >> Collab@lists.millets2023.space > >> https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> End of Collab Digest, Vol 27, Issue 23 > >> ************************************** > >> > > > > > > -- > > *Robin Asbell* > > *http://robinasbell.com/ <http://robinasbell.com/>* > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Collab mailing list > > Collab@lists.millets2023.space > > https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.millets2023.space/pipermail/collab/attachments/20240501/53a32913/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > -- > Collab mailing list > Collab@lists.millets2023.space > https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Collab Digest, Vol 28, Issue 1 > ************************************* > -- *Robin Asbell* *http://robinasbell.com/ <http://robinasbell.com/>*
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