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The Blood Group Diet.
Dr Peter D'Adamo's book 'Eat Right For Your Type', claims that a diet designed for your blood type will help you lose weight and stay healthy.
- This diet works on the theory that the body has different reactions to food depending on a person's blood group. Each ABO blood type is categorised under the following diet profiles: Type O: Meat eaters, Type A: Vegetarians, Type B: Omnivores, and Type AB: Mixed diet eaters.
The how-to:
After finding out what group you fall into with a blood test you have to stick strictly to the diet suitable for you: The highly structured diet is easy to follow and Dr. D'Adamon's book makes it really clear what you can and can't eat. He also outlines how big your portions should be and the type of exercise you're diet is suited to. Most of the foods recommended in the diet are unprocessed and natural so not only will your diet be healthy but it will also be an effective way of losing weight.
- Type O must eat a meat-rich diet with fruits and vegetables and take plenty of aerobic exercise.
- Type A blood must avoid all red meat and dairy. They should only eat a mixture of vegetable, seeds beans and cereals. This vegetarian diet should be combined with more gentle exercise such as yoga.
- Type B blood can eat most food groups including meat, dairy, grains and vegetables. - They should get exercise by playing team sports.
- Type AB blood should stick to a mixed vegetarian diet with occasional meat, fish and dairy products.
- The complete list of foods allowed for each blood type can be found in 'Eat Right for Your Type'.
The good:
The bad:
If you have Type O blood your risk of heart disease may increase. You could miss out on essential vitamins and minerals, because the diet suggests cutting out different food groups depending on your blood group.
Typical day's diet
Blood type O
Breakfast: Fruit.
Lunch: Tuna with lettuce and spinach salad.
Dinner: Lean steak with roasted vegetables.
Blood type A
Breakfast: Toast with peanut butter, grapefruit juice
Lunch: Vegetable soup, two slices of wholemeal bread, dried apricots
Dinner: Lentil and green bean salad
Blood type B
Breakfast: Porridge and a banana
Lunch: Jacket potato with cottage cheese and salad
Dinner: Lamb and pepper kebabs with brown rice
Blood type AB
Breakfast: Rice puffs with skimmed milk, pineapple juice
Lunch: Mozzarella and tomato salad, rye bread, kiwi fruit
Dinner: Turkey stir-fry with brown rice
Top tip
Do your research, before you decide to follow this diet. For example, if you're vegetarian and a blood type O, you're going to have a problem!
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