my blood type o and carb

Why the blood type diet is stupid, exhaustive version: http://www.owenfoundation.com/Health_Science/Blood_Type_Diet_FAQ.html

My blood type is O. I have never had a problem losing weight while eating carbs.

That blood type diet is BS just like most other ridiculous fad diets are BS.

im blood type o.. and i thrive on carbs.

I do the low carb diet and it works well for me. I know it is not for everyone but it us easy for me to stick with and I've lost 61 pounds since February. I have never heard of this blood type stuff but I think I should add that my type is O. I just don't see the connection!

There's a "diet" that claims your blood type dictates what kind of food you should eat for health and weight loss. Type Os are supposed to eat a lot of meat and go very low-carb.

I was thin most of my life, but when I did gain weight, it was while eating practically nothing but meat. Just too much and not enough exercise. I went vegetarian and THEN went on a diet and lost weight quite quickly and easily eating no meat at all and lots of carbs.

There are two things that have made it difficult or impossible for me to lose weight over the years:

1. Eating too much and not moving enough and
2. A poor choice in birth control that did not work well with my body.

i been trying to lose 20 pounds
i love carb i have to have one toast whole wheat with my omlette
and half cup rice or a cup with my lunch
my dh told me since my blood type o i should cut carb
wheat and grain coz thats what make us fat i mean only. ppl with blood type o
is that true anyone blood type o and eats carb and still loseing weight

Wow...just...I thought just...I came in here and...this could have been....*facepalm*.

i completely agree. the idea that blood type should dictate diet is in no way validated via empirical evidence or research.

Agreed. My wife buys into that blood type bs, I don't. IMO, it is the dietary equivalent of astrology.

Can't help "weigh" in here...

The blood type diet is promoted by Dr. Peter D'Adamo (and a number of naturopath followers) after what he says was extensive research with thousands of clients. The idea is that O is the original blood type of our African hunter ancestors, and thus O persons are adapted by evolution for meat-centric diets and heavy exercise. Pretty much the Paleo Diet, in other words. (But D'Adamo takes it further and divides foods into helpful or not helpful to the O person -- for example cheddar cheese is not helpful but parmesan is.)

On the other hand, he says, a blood type like AB, for example, developed later and occurs in people whose ancestors had lived more of the agricultural lifestyle, and for such people, a vegetable-based diet is preferable, with more moderate levels of exercise.

Personally I think it is all hoo-hah.

But evidence is piling in that people do differ in metabolism types. For some the standard low-fat, low-cal method works best. For others, carbs are not tolerated well (although enjoyed thoroughly) and their metabolisms are distressed by the glucose that carbohydrates produce, and the accompanying insulin spikes. For them a proportion of blood glucose gets shoveled into fat cells before the body gets a chance to burn it. They get fat much more easily on the same number of calories.

As NY Times author Gary Taubes has pointed out, for a large subset of people, there are good calories -- and there are bad calories.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to determine which metabolism type you are. This post will self-destruct after you read it....

I cannot fathom what your blood type has to do with your ability to comsume carbohydrates. Ask for an explanation or get a second opinion.

:yawn: Every diet out there, I'm sure, works. Follow whatever the plan, and you'll lose weight. Can you stick w/it for the rest of your life in order to maintain your goal? That's what matters most to me.

I want my weight loss to be permanent. Therefore, whatever behavior I change to lose weight, I must be able to sustain. So, for me, it is calories-in, calories-out. Sprinkle in trying to make most of those calories nutritional ones, and THIS I can sustain.:bigsmile:

The Blood Type Diet book says type o, Meat no Wheat. I am type o and carbs just blow me up. Who knows if it is my blood type or just I can't do carbs.

I think he's confusing some of the information from the book Eating for Your Blood Type (which is controversial, as it is). It claims that people with type O blood thrive on animal protein, especially red meat. I haven't heard anything about it saying to cut carbs completely.

I have type 0 blood. I'm a bit of a carb addict, myself, but I do try to make sure my carbs come mostly from whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. I know that I also am a meat-girl. I love my animal proteins. But I haven't found it necessary to cut my carbs completely. My "goal" is about 45% of my calories from carbs, and when I follow my overall plan (especially the calories) I do just fine.

I am blood type O also...and I think it is true...I love carbs....but if we are going to lose weight Use Sandwich thins Orowheat 100 whole wheat... only....100 cal.. fiber 5.fr.....sugar 2 gr.....or....Bakerys style tortillas...low carb whole wheat flour ...only 50 cal....5 grams fiber.. no sugar Both of these really help..and fill you up...