Eat Right for your Blood Type

LaDawn74

Has anyone else done this? I'm trying to follow it. Gradually getting into it. I'm a type A blood type.

HolleeERL

I have heard of this, but don't really know how to eat for my blood type. Should be an interesting topic to research.

bikerbiz

I did it for a while, and felt great, and lost weight. My ulcerative colitis even went away. I found it very hard to maintain, though, and it was basically a very low carb diet. I think I'll get the book out, again, and at least stay away from the negative foods. It did seem to improve health, mood, and stabilize blood sugar levels.

Cadenpet

My pharmacy manager and her husband did this. And she saw some results. But it could also be from the fact it encourages healthier eating in general. But she lost maybe fifteen lbs or so.

theladebug

I've read the book and I found it interesting that many of the things I naturally crave were on the list for my blood type. I've never tried to strictly follow the diet though.

LaDawn74

I have heard of this, but don't really know how to eat for my blood type. Should be an interesting topic to research.

There are books out about it. I got mine off of Amazon.com

LaDawn74

My hairdresser told me about it. I'm going to try to follow it. I need to do something.....I hope that I can follow it.

malli1979

I have done this in the past (O blood type) - it does work and it is actually amazing how much better you feel when you stick to the foods they suggest for your blood type. But also to bear in mind this is not really a diet it is a lifestyle choice. You would still need to work on portion size control and exercise to actually lose weight. However the foods suggested for each blood type are based on how well your body reacts to them and is able to digest them.

For type 'O' it mentions to stay away/eat little of grains and refined carbs and try and stick to protien and lots of fresh fruit and veg. I always feel bloated and sleepy and always put on weight very easily when eating a diet high in grains etc so i just minimised them and feel a lot better within days

Hope this sheds somemore light on 'eat right for your type'

NoAdditives

My aunt and grandma tried it. Basically it's just another fad diet. If you eat healthy foods (fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, low fat dairy, lots of water, no refined sugar, no processed foods, no artificial sweeteners) you will be healthier and you will lose weight.

krystleRD

Im O negative Rh Negative.. and I just saw the foods that I would have to avoid for weight loss.. like seriously they are all my favorite foods lol

Forensic

We (my roommates and I) looked at it a while ago, but decided it would likely be too difficult to cook for her (Type O = basically carnivore) and myself (Type A = basically veggie) at the same time. I figure healthy meals for us all would work better than restrictions like that.

LaDawn74

"and I just saw the foods that I would have to avoid for weight loss.. like seriously they are all my favorite foods lol "

Yes same here.


Its not a fad diet. Its a life style change. Its not just eating healthy....its eating foods that won't cause problems with your blood type.

I get yucky feeling after I eat a lot of read meats. I'm trying to stay away from them also.

I will have some of the avoided foods once in a while.........

Domestica

I found it interesting that he says A types are the only ones who can be healthy vegetarians because their ancestry goes back to gatherers (not hunters) so their genetics are predisposed to functioning best on a meatless diet.

I am an A type and to be honest, NEVER crave meat. In fact, even before I became an "actual" vegetarian, I rarely, if ever, ate red meat. I have friends who just crave a big juicy steak and nothing could be further from the truth for me! I'm not one of those vegetarians that becomes one for ethical reasons, I just don't like to eat animal meat! Reading the blood type book sort of gave me an explanation for maybe why that is.

Tamelaine

I find that interesting about the meat as well since I'm type A and I could live without meat most of the time. When I'm pregnant, however, all I want is red meat..and lots of it! I crave it like crazy.

chevy88grl

I find this very interesting as I am O and it says O's are meat eaters and NEED meat. I swear.. I tell my boyfriend once a week that I NEED red meat (aka steak) and I need it NOW. I also don't tolerate grains very well and it mentioned this. Perhaps I need to look into this more...

LaDawn74

He says As are to stay away from dairy and caesin. Well I'm highly allergic to caesin.

For me to have a lot of foods that everyone else can have I have to fix it vegan style. I love veggies.

elyssiam

I use this "diet" as a guideline for myself and my family. I'm an O, my husband and son are As. I try to make as many highly beneficial foods as possible and avoid all the ... avoid foods. There are somethings I give in to (cinnamon, chocolate, red wine, oranges), but I really do limit them as much as possible. Okay, well, except the dark chocolate. I've fed my son primarily highly beneficial foods since he was born and he is very healthy, lean and strong.

I would definitely explore this and apply it to your life. Gauge your involvement accordingly. As I mentioned, I'm not super strict, but I do take the list of foods into account when I'm eating and planning meals.

Happy and Healthy Eating to you!

kmma75

Im O negative Rh Negative.. and I just saw the foods that I would have to avoid for weight loss.. like seriously they are all my favorite foods lol

Me too! Do I dare ask what our foods to avoid are?

significance

There is no credible scientific theory or evidence for the "eat right for your blood type" diet. (I'm a scientist and have gone looking for published evidence). Pretty much any diet that restricts what you eat in some way will work for many people in the short term (because it makes you pay attention to what you eat and may cut out, by chance, some of the things you like to over-indulge in), but "eat right for your blood type" is no different from any other fad diet.

chevy88grl

There is no credible scientific theory or evidence for the "eat right for your blood type" diet. (I'm a scientist and have gone looking for published evidence). Pretty much any diet that restricts what you eat in some way will work for many people in the short term (because it makes you pay attention to what you eat and may cut out, by chance, some of the things you like to over-indulge in), but "eat right for your blood type" is no different from any other fad diet.

Perhaps there isn't any "credible" evidence about this "diet", but as I was reading I find it ironic that the things he mentions about my particular blood type are dead on. I've also seen in this thread other people who've mentioned their blood type and the description being dead on for them too. I'm not a "diet" person - I'm an everything in moderation type person, but I do think it was interesting to read about it. There was, in my case, some truth to it.

mrphil86

I'm type A and I eat A LOT of red meat.

Never had a problem. Couldn't see my life without it.

I agree with a post earlier saying it promotes healthy eating. Which is the key to dieting anyways.

It's just like going to a psychic, they start off with general questions and ques. Which all lead to some form common ground that you can expose. Just about everybody has some kind of family history of heart disease and cancer. You build from that using common ground and the general questions. You get that "personalized" read/results you want to see. I'm not saying this diet is unhealthy or anything, I just think it's the same thing as a normal diet.

significance

Perhaps there isn't any "credible" evidence about this "diet", but as I was reading I find it ironic that the things he mentions about my particular blood type are dead on. I've also seen in this thread other people who've mentioned their blood type and the description being dead on for them too.

There's a famous demonstration often done in classes on critical thinking. The teacher asks everyone for their date of birth and, at the next class, hands out to each student a descriptions their personality which is said to be based on an astrological reading. The students are asked not to share these with anyone else yet, but to rate their descriptions based on how accurately they are described. Almost everyone says the descriptions are remarkably accurate. It is then revealed that everyone got the same print-out. This is done by careful wording of what are in reality pretty vague statements, combined with our tendency to hone in on the "remarkable" matches and pay less attention to the vague parts that don't resonate.

PS I went looking for the evidence *after* I first saw this diet and saw that part of the advice for my blood type really resonated for me. So I'm not immune to this. When I went back and looked with a more skeptical eye, I paid more attention to the other parts and saw that there was enough there that there'd be something in each type that would resonate for most people.

foreverjade

i have never heard of this before!!

but from what you guys have posted... i would die! I am a type A and all i EVER want to eat is meat, and I HATE vegetables. Usually when someone asks what I want to eat, my answer is "something with meat!" no joke.

sinclare

I found it interesting that he says A types are the only ones who can be healthy vegetarians because their ancestry goes back to gatherers (not hunters) so their genetics are predisposed to functioning best on a meatless diet.

I am an A type and to be honest, NEVER crave meat. In fact, even before I became an "actual" vegetarian, I rarely, if ever, ate red meat. I have friends who just crave a big juicy steak and nothing could be further from the truth for me! I'm not one of those vegetarians that becomes one for ethical reasons, I just don't like to eat animal meat! Reading the blood type book sort of gave me an explanation for maybe why that is.

exactly. the. same. gave up meat as a teen because it mad me feel sick.

phinners

There is no credible scientific theory or evidence for the "eat right for your blood type" diet. (I'm a scientist and have gone looking for published evidence). Pretty much any diet that restricts what you eat in some way will work for many people in the short term (because it makes you pay attention to what you eat and may cut out, by chance, some of the things you like to over-indulge in), but "eat right for your blood type" is no different from any other fad diet.

This is what I was waiting for, I'm a scientist also and always look for the peer reviewed evidence, rather than some anedoctal evidence by random people on a random internet forum. But as always people will jump to it's defence becuase it 'works' for them - it's the same story with crap like astrology and red raspberry tea to shorten labour etc

BeeHummingbird

Hi
I am also A+ blood type and I did try this eat for your blood type for a while and I do mean for a year or so and I did lose weight and kept quite lean on this diet , and I can see the concept of the theory, but unfortunately I suffer from being Anemic to the stage where I am now in the danger zone of where my blood count should be and I am using my stored levels of iron (dangerous). So along with the idea of no red meat and according to the book for A+ I don't need all that red meat and there is nowhere in the book that says A blood types can become Anemic with the lack of red meat and if I kept on a diet of fish and no meat it could have become worse.
I do understand you can get your Iron from other sources but to me it should not always be in tablet form.
So if you decide to go with this theory keep in mind yes we are a certain blood type but within our own bodies, there are a whole lot of other maybe genetic reason that it is not suitable for us to restrict certain food so with that said, your body will let you know listen to it........

LaDawn74

It says red meat turns into stored fats for type As. My Mom is a type O. She does great on the meat eggs and cheese diet.

If you have a parent that is another type than you, then you can eat some foods off their list.

It also says type As can have lean red meats once a week. Iron is in a lot of foods. Spinach, etc.

I don't know what my birth parent's blood types are so I'm sticking just with type As list for now.

chrissyv1024

This is all very interesting. I'm an A as well. I barely eat red meat but do have cravings for it. I'm going to have to read up on this. Thanks for posting!

JohnnyNull

This is the single most exceedingly stupid diet ever to be dribbled out of what passes for someone's brain.

believetoachieve

What are some of the book titles that you guys have read? I'd love a suggestion/recommendation (rather than just picking up a random book!). Thanks!! :flowerforyou:

LaDawn74

Eat Right 4 For you Blood type by Peter D'Aramo ( on the spelling)