The Dr. Gundry Podcast Is Popcorn Actually Healthy? | EP 393.B
Mar 5, 2026
They dig into what’s hiding in a bowl of popcorn, from lectins to herbicide residues. They discuss how modern corn and common cooking oils may affect metabolism and gut bacteria. Movie-theater butter and seed oils get called out as especially problematic. They suggest popped sorghum and pairing strategies as a smarter crunchy snack option.
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Popcorn Lectins Promote Weight Gain
- Popcorn Is High in Lectins and Promotes Weight Gain.
- Dr. Stephen Gundry notes corn is one of the highest lectin foods and compares feeding corn to fattening cattle to how it fattens people.
Nebraska Stockyards Example Shows Corn Fattener Effect
- Gundry Shares A Nebraska Childhood Example To Illustrate Corn's Fattening Role.
- He recounts Omaha stockyards and how corn was used to fatten cattle, paralleling how corn fattened people.
Widespread GMO Corn Carries New Proteins
- Most US Corn Is GMO And Contains A Novel Cry Protein.
- Dr. Stephen Gundry states 95% of US corn is genetically modified and carries a cry protein humans had no exposure to before ~20 years ago.
