date:Sep 13, 2012
lectin-3 inhibitors, said Muntendam, noting that the above studys authors argue that Gal-3 levels can be modulated with modified citrus pectin, a soluble dietary fiber found in citrus fruit.
Meanwhile, drugs given to high galectin-3 patients (eg. spironolactone and eplerenone etc) have a pretty poor side effect profile and are not suitable for prevention, he observed.
Pectins are biologically very important compounds
Although pectins have been used in food production for years for gelling, t