"Eat Right 4 Your Type" by Peter D'Adamo is a diet, exercise and lifestyle program based on the four different blood types -- A, B, AB and O. Each blood type has a specific type of protein on the surface of its red blood cells. Eating foods with compatible proteins will keep you health, according to D'Adamo, who says that blood types are "key to unlocking the secrets to your biochemical individuality."
Overview
The Blood Type Diet is not just for weight-loss, although D'Adamo claims that following the program will help you achieve your goal weight. He also says that each blood type is prone to specific diseases or physical ailments. But there is little scientific evidence to back up D'Adamo's claims that basing your diet and exercise choices on your blood type will help you avoid allergies and illness. The most common blood type is O -- 46 percent of the population has O blood, which is also the oldest blood type.
People with blood type O have the hardiest digestive systems and produce an abundance of stomach acid -- helping them to thrive on a protein-rich diet. Beneficial foods include beef, venison, veal, mutton, lamb and cold-water fish such as mackerel, herring and cod. Grains and legumes should be limited, although if type Os want to eat beans they should choose azuki beans, pinto beans and black-eyed peas and avoid lentils and kidney beans. Most fruits and vegetables are okay, but brassica vegetables that could slow down an already sluggish thyroid should be avoided. According to D'Adamo, people with type-O blood tend to have low thyroid function -- hypothyroidism. Seafood and seaweed, specifically bladder wrack, are beneficial to type Os because of their high iodine content.
Protein
Because blood type O is the oldest blood type, D'Adamo suggests that you should eat in a manner similar to your ancestors -- high in animal protein -- especially wild game and organic meats -- fruits and vegetables. Cultivated foods such as grains, legumes and dairy should be limited or avoided. The amount of protein you eat will depend on your total caloric consumption, but a typical ratio might be 40 percent protein, 30 percent fat and 30 percent carbohydrates. By comparison, the 2010 USDA Dietary Guidelines suggests 10 to 35 percent protein, 25 to 35 percent fat and 45 to 65 percent carbohydrates.
Type-O Lifestyle
"Eat Right 4 Your Type" is not just about diet, but is also about lifestyle choices. D'Adamo suggests that type-O people do best with vigorous or intense exercise, especially as a reaction to stress. If you feel anxious, engage in physical activity. Other recommendations include making changes gradually, rather than all at once, always sitting down to eat and chewing your food slowly, putting down your fork between bites. According to D'Adamo, people with blood type O "are more detail and fact oriented, logical, precise and orderly" and benefit from planning rather than giving in to impulses.
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