Blood group diet??

suenewberry81
suenewberry81 Posts: 241 Member
edited December 1 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone tried the blood group diet? I'm group A and it says that blood group prefer being vegetarians and best suit carbohydrates, which I was shocked because I do like my pasta rice bread etc.. It also says the blood group have high stress hormones, no wonder green day on slimming world worked for me
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  • TxTiffani
    TxTiffani Posts: 799 Member
    I read that and I'm an a also but I've done vegetarian and vegan and if you don't watch your calories it won't matter...I maintained and even gained a little on my veg diet ventures;)
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,188 Member
    I've never heard of that. It sounds like a bunch of woo to me.
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    edited April 2016
    That diet is a bunch of bunk woo (as @kgirlhart said :smiley: ). Your astrological sign and food means absolutely nothing. It doesn't matter what you eat, just eat at a deficit.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    I skimmed through "Eat Right 4 Your Type" years ago but it didn't make a compelling enough case for me to try it. Check out the one star reviews on Amazon.

    I love foods made from flour but since they do not satiate me I need to limit them. See http://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/fuller/understanding-satiety-feeling-full-after-a-meal.html
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Don't do it - this is just a gimmick so the book seller can make some money.

    "Results" are based on the fact people are eating less ....... aha! calorie deficit can lead to weight loss! Who knew?....we all did.

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/a-z/blood-type-diet
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Sorry, this is a bunch of B.S. :)

    You need to eat a diet that you can sustain for life.
  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    Wow, another contender for the Nobel Prize for figuring out the obesity epidemic when nobody else could.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    More woo...
  • KateTii
    KateTii Posts: 886 Member
    Just like horoscopes, these sorts of diets throw out a bunch of generic ideas for each group/category hoping some will stick and apply to each reader.

    If a particular diet plan makes you happy and is working, great! But most of them won't give better results than if you sat down and figured it out yourself. Most people don't feel anywhere near as restricted when it's themselves who has restricted their eating and not a book.
  • Lovee_Dove7
    Lovee_Dove7 Posts: 742 Member
    What is it...is this referring to blood type? I'm A+ so what does it say about that blood type?
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    I'm O Negative...

    "As someone with type O blood, you're an inherent meat eater, according to D'Adamo. You thrive best on animal protein from meat, poultry and fish. "


    I was a vegan for the first 5 years of my life, and started eating dairy and eggs around age 5. I've been a lifelong vegetarian since. I have only eaten meat once in my life by accident (inside of a sauce on an enchilada) and i had the *kittens* for days.

    Just wanted to throw in that lil' nugget of truth on ya
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    It was discussed here too: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10335075/blood-type-diet-is-it-for-real-or-is-it-more-diet-hokum/p1
  • lil_lizt
    lil_lizt Posts: 275 Member
    My boyfriend was saying this yesterday, apparently different blood types are also prone to diseases and are made up different
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  • Wetcoaster
    Wetcoaster Posts: 1,788 Member
    Bunch of BS

    http://news.utoronto.ca/popular-diet-theory-debunked

    http://skepdic.com/bloodtypediet.html

    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/271349.php
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    There is no clinical evidence base for this.

    Nor the hair colour diet, the shoe size diet or the favourite colour diet.

    Not that this will stop people jumping in to it headfirst when they read about it on popsugar.
  • Lovee_Dove7
    Lovee_Dove7 Posts: 742 Member
    I looked at this page
    http://www.4yourtype.com/a-type/
    I would say there is some truth to what is said on this page (coincidence or not?)....I do best on lots of veggies, easy on the meat (but protein from other sources).

    The individual recommendations of eating olive oil and soy don't currently work for me, according to the food sensitivity testing I did a few months ago, however food sensitivities are not "forever" avoidances, so perhaps this does hold true for A types generally.

    True, I prefer the exercise like yoga and walking, and can struggle with cortisol, but this also may be circumstantial in my case.

    There may be something to this. And there are critics and doubters regarding everything, so if you think this will be helpful to you, you should check it out for yourself!
    I think you will get the most benefit from a trial of this diet by making sure you have the basic habits of any diet in place:
    ~weigh your food and log accurately
    ~figure out your personal stats and find a deficit/macros/food choices you can stick with
  • johnwelk
    johnwelk Posts: 396 Member
    edited April 2016
    Lovee_Dove7 wrote: »
    I looked at this page
    http://www.4yourtype.com/a-type/
    I would say there is some truth to what is said on this page (coincidence or not?)....I do best on lots of veggies, easy on the meat (but protein from other sources).

    I looked at this page also. What would lead you to believe that there is some truth to this when he has presented no data to back up his claims? All it is is pseudoscientific nonsensical marketing for the vast supply of useless garbage he wants to sell you. There is no scientific evidence to suggest that your diet should be based on your blood type.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,336 Member
    Choosing the type of food you eat based on your blood type is like picking the type of gasoline you put in your car based on its color.
  • faidwen
    faidwen Posts: 131 Member
    edited April 2016
    rileysowner wrote: »
    Choosing the type of food you eat based on your blood type is like picking the type of gasoline you put in your car based on its color.

    Wait what..... isn't that how it is done? Yellow cap = diesel ??
  • Lovee_Dove7
    Lovee_Dove7 Posts: 742 Member
    johnwelk wrote: »
    Lovee_Dove7 wrote: »
    I looked at this page
    http://www.4yourtype.com/a-type/
    I would say there is some truth to what is said on this page (coincidence or not?)....I do best on lots of veggies, easy on the meat (but protein from other sources).

    I looked at this page also. What would lead you to believe that there is some truth to this when he has presented no data to back up his claims? All it is is pseudoscientific nonsensical marketing for the vast supply of useless garbage he wants to sell you. There is no scientific evidence to suggest that your diet should be based on your blood type.

    Nope. I said there is some truth to what is said on the PAGE. I also said there are doubters and critics for everything. She'll have to research it and try it out for herself. I gave her my feedback based on the PAGE, I'm not going to accept the assignment of researching/trying it....i'll leave that to her.



  • Wetcoaster
    Wetcoaster Posts: 1,788 Member
    Lovee_Dove7 wrote: »
    johnwelk wrote: »
    Lovee_Dove7 wrote: »
    I looked at this page
    http://www.4yourtype.com/a-type/
    I would say there is some truth to what is said on this page (coincidence or not?)....I do best on lots of veggies, easy on the meat (but protein from other sources).

    I looked at this page also. What would lead you to believe that there is some truth to this when he has presented no data to back up his claims? All it is is pseudoscientific nonsensical marketing for the vast supply of useless garbage he wants to sell you. There is no scientific evidence to suggest that your diet should be based on your blood type.

    Nope. I said there is some truth to what is said on the PAGE. I also said there are doubters and critics for everything. She'll have to research it and try it out for herself. I gave her my feedback based on the PAGE, I'm not going to accept the assignment of researching/trying it....i'll leave that to her.



    I already posted scientific debunking of the diet. No need to research.
  • kristen6350
    kristen6350 Posts: 1,094 Member
    Since science has proven that it's not what you eat, but how much, this is total bunk. Woo. BS.
  • Wicked_Seraph
    Wicked_Seraph Posts: 388 Member
    Mind you, I'm still working on my Biology degree, but I'm immensely curious what makes him think that we have genotypes for supposed ideal diets and exercise regimens.
  • johnwelk
    johnwelk Posts: 396 Member
    edited April 2016
    Lovee_Dove7 wrote: »
    Nope. I said there is some truth to what is said on the PAGE.
    Nope, there is no truth to what is said on that page. What do you think is true on that page and why?

    I also said there are doubters and critics for everything.
    Not sure what this has to do with the fact that that website is complete paeudoscientific nonsense. Are your saying that we must give equal weight to quacks because they have doubters and critics? There are people who think that the earth is flat, and there are people who criticize that, does that mean we must accept that the earth is flat?
    She'll have to research it and try it out for herself.
    Why should she try something that has been shown to be nonsense?


  • SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
    cityruss wrote: »
    There is no clinical evidence base for this.

    Nor the hair colour diet, the shoe size diet or the favourite colour diet.

    Not that this will stop people jumping in to it headfirst when they read about it on popsugar.

    I might be interested in the hair colour diet! What does that entail for someone with pink hair?
  • positivepowers
    positivepowers Posts: 902 Member
    Wicked_Seraph wrote: »
    Mind you, I'm still working on my Biology degree, but I'm immensely curious what makes him think that we have genotypes for supposed ideal diets and exercise regimens.

    I read it years ago but it has to do with the origins of the blood types. O blood originated in central Europe (I think) where meat is prevalent, so O blood types should eat a lot of meat. The premise is crap, and the cardiologists I work with will second that.
  • Wicked_Seraph
    Wicked_Seraph Posts: 388 Member
    positivepowers wrote: »
    Wicked_Seraph wrote: »
    Mind you, I'm still working on my Biology degree, but I'm immensely curious what makes him think that we have genotypes for supposed ideal diets and exercise regimens.

    I read it years ago but it has to do with the origins of the blood types. O blood originated in central Europe (I think) where meat is prevalent, so O blood types should eat a lot of meat. The premise is crap, and the cardiologists I work with will second that.

    Oh god, THAT'S his reasoning? :unamused:
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    Blood type diets have been very thoroughly debunked for many years.
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »
    cityruss wrote: »
    There is no clinical evidence base for this.

    Nor the hair colour diet, the shoe size diet or the favourite colour diet.

    Not that this will stop people jumping in to it headfirst when they read about it on popsugar.

    I might be interested in the hair colour diet! What does that entail for someone with pink hair?

    You should eat only pink or pink related things - Strawberries, watermelon, shrimp, macaroons, icing, sprinkles, strawberry milk, wafer cookies. Like a flamingo, this will also help you keep your hair color fresh.

    *May or may not contain sarcasm
    **Contains sarcasm
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