Eat according to Blood Type?

This should be good

that kind of stuff is just crap.

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the 'eat for your blood type' way of eating. Any opinions or knowledge about it?

Does this involve vampires? Sounds like a sequel to the popular Twilight series.

I used to work with a woman who was into every kind of diet fad you could possibly imagine, and this was one of them.

I'd never heard of this, so I did a quick search of the interwebs. Seems like nonsense to me:

http://www.webmd.com/diet/eat-right-for-your-type

What You Can Eat on This Diet
What you can eat -- and how you exercise -- on this diet depends on who you are.

If you're blood type O ("for old," as in humanity's oldest blood line) your digestive tract retains the memory of ancient times, says D'Adamo, so you're metabolism will benefit from lean meats, poultry, and fish. You're advised to restrict grains, breads, and legumes, and to enjoy vigorous exercise.

Type A ("for agrarian") flourishes on vegetarian diets, "the inheritance of their more settled and less warlike farmer ancestors," says D'Adamo. The type A diet contains soy proteins, grains, and organic vegetables and encourages gentle exercise.

The nomadic blood type B has a tolerant digestive system and can enjoy low-fat dairy, meat, and produce but, among other things, should avoid wheat, corn, and lentils, D'Adamo says. If you're type B, it's recommended you exercise moderately.

The "modern" blood type AB has a sensitive digestive tract and should avoid chicken, beef, and pork but enjoy seafood, tofu, dairy, and most produce. The fitness regimen for ABs is calming exercises.

I read the book 12-15 years ago and couldn't say I was impressed. The bottom line is once you are paying attention to what kinds of foods you are eating and how much of them you are eating it's bound to make a difference but there isn't any supporting evidence that I could find that blood type had any impact on how you absorbed nutrition or what you should and should not eat other than what the author himself asserted.

My favorite "eat right for your blood type" was from a naturopathy doctor who spoke at a conference i attended. She read the book, thought it made sense so she tried it. She was type A, according to her mother, the vegetarian/grains one. She followed it precisely, lost weight, looked great, skin was glowing blah blah. Then, after a medical issue, she found out her mother had told her the wrong blood type. She actually should have been eating the opposite.

I haven't really researched it at all, but I have a few co-worker who *swear* by the 'eat for your blood type' way of eating. Any opinions or knowledge about it?

Actually, the blood type diet is just another fad. I also have a co-worker that is trying it. They eat according to whatever their blood type is. It is sort of healthy in that it suggests eating healthier foods. But in my opinion, any program that calls itself "diet" is destined to fail.

The word diet brings "deprivation" to mind and it also leaves the implication that there will be an ending point. In other words.....what do they suggest you do once you've reached your goal weight? Are there eating restrictions that would cause you to gain the weight back once you've stopped the program? (Like those programs where you have to eat their food, take their suppliments, etc) Do they promise weight loss without making a lifestyle change? No exercise? Those are all sure signs that they are fads and will not usually have lasting results. Most of these programs are just gimmicks. The diet industry has no reason to solve a weight loss problem. That would put them out of business!!

Lasting weight loss is an ongoing, never ending process. One must make healthy choices every day. Any other program will eventually leave a person frustrated, unmotivated and wanting to give up.

Best of luck to all of you!!!! xoxoxo --Percy
(christ first fitness on facebook)