The blood type diet?

[Meaplus3]

Just wondering if anyone has followed the blood type diet and if they have seen good results? According to what I've read, this type of diet is suppose to be a great way to better ones over health. I was thinking of trying it.. but when I looked at the list of food's for my type..I was a little stunned.

 

Mea:)

[MichaelKEH]

Blood type diet? Like based on your blood type? A B O +/- Kinda thing? If you want my semi-professional oppinon that is absolutely ridiculous; a single protein marker on the surface of a red blood cell tells you almost nothing about your body, and it certainly doesnt tell you anything about your nutritional requirements or metabolism.

 

No stay away from fad diets -they are not good period.

[Meaplus3]

Blood type diet? Like based on your blood type? A B O +/- Kinda thing? If you want my semi-professional oppinon that is absolutely ridiculous; a single protein marker on the surface of a red blood cell tells you almost nothing about your body, and it certainly doesnt tell you anything about your nutritional requirements or metabolism.

 

No stay away from fad diets -they are not good period.

 

Thanks for your opinion. I thought it sounded kind of strange myself. And while looking at what types of foods for my blood type to avoid, those are foods that really work well for me IMO. So, this is why I was interested in hearing some thoughts.

 

Mea:)

[Trojan John]

I worked in a health foods shop in my teens, and I recall that several people loved this diet. The larger vitamin companies even started marketing vitamin supplements specific to blood types. Several of our customers used it and had nothing but good words to speak of it.

 

Trying it won't hurt you, but you may find yourself giving up some of the things that you love to eat. Then again, my may find yourself to be feeling and looking much more healthy.

 

Cheers.

 

Addendum:

Blood type diet? Like based on your blood type? A B O +/- Kinda thing? If you want my semi-professional oppinon that is absolutely ridiculous; a single protein marker on the surface of a red blood cell tells you almost nothing about your body, and it certainly doesnt tell you anything about your nutritional requirements or metabolism.

 

No stay away from fad diets -they are not good period.

 

This diet isn't new and I believe that the thinking goes further than this. As I struggle to recall, it takes into account the geological location, characteristics and ethnicity typical of the blood types, and examines the foods that one would eat locally, historically.

[fral945]

It's quackery, IMO. All fad diet books have some good, reasonable advice, but they are too limiting and aren't suited for long term weight maintenance.

 

The only "diet" book that I've ever read that was close to reasonable would be The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating.

[blind_otter]

It's quackery, IMO. All fad diet books have some good, reasonable advice, but they are too limiting and aren't suited for long term weight maintenance.

 

The only "diet" book that I've ever read that was close to reasonable would be The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating.

 

I actually have the "Eat Right for your Type" cookbook. I just got it for recipes to be honest with you, but this diet is actually not intended for weightloss per se - it's an overall health/lifestyle thing. But I am not an adherent, so obviously you should seek out his writings on the subject to get a clearer picture. He is cited on medline a few times and has a website dedicated to this.

[Meaplus3]

- it's an overall health/lifestyle thing

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This is exactly what I'm looking for. Not a weight loss diet.. just a healthy living one. I'm pretty sure I eat healthy to beign with, but would like to try and make some improvements that would suite my body and it's chemical make up. That's why I happen to notice the blood type diet.. and wondered if it really works.

 

Mea:)

[MichaelKEH]

ugh, i have far too much university education to be talking to idiots; but i try my best. First of all "Trying it won't hurt you" is completely false; the reason we have "Essential amino acids", "Essential fatty acids", "Essential 'vital-amines' aka vitamins" is because human beings -regardless of ethnicity, blood type, or geographical location CANNOT synthesis certain cehmicals and compounds ESSENTIAL for our health.

 

Healthy eating is pretty universal across the species; there are not any known significant differences that everyone of one ethnicity will have that others do not; and you have to keep in mind that humans overall have only been evolutionarily divergant from one another for at most 100 000 years (at most) -which as an evolutionary timescale is pretty insignificant; that also explains why we can still interbreed and produce viable offspring (unlike horses and donkeys which produce sterile offspring).

 

Its not like there are some people who are synthesizing vitamin C naturally and there are some others who are not -NO KNOWN LIVING HUMAN SYNTHESIZES VITAMIN C; you see what i am trying to say here? there are not that much difference between humans, even looking at historical differences in food consumtion Rice vs Potatoes -the ability to digest starch is somthing we all have. Our inability to convert galactose or fructose to glycogen is somthing we all have. And we all use insulin and cortisol to control our blood sugar levels.

 

The only known significant difference in people in the the production of the lactase emzyme; which in all populations is present at birth to allow you to digest mothers milk -but in some populations this emzyme is slowely lost and not produced any more in adults. But again this isnt ethnicity specific but is more regionly specific -continually producing the lactase emzyme into adulthood appears to have been evolutionarily chosen if your ancestors habitually drank animal milk for sustanance.

 

That being the case an easy test would be to drink some milk and see how you tolerate it -your blood type has nothing to do with it. Again for the people who are half asleep -your blood type has NOTHING to do with it. If you want some good advice for healthy living see "Canada's food and excersise guide to healthy living" or if your a lazy bastard and dont want to be reminded of that fact just see "Canada's food guide to healthy living" as they are both continually updated and released with the latest scientific and research information.

 

I dont know what else i can do to tell you guys that fad diets are bad; im an athlete and know lots of athletes and am part of multiple body building forums and the like -and i can tell you this is the first time i have heard of "Blood type diet" and beleive me i know alot of SUPER-HEALTHY and fit people who also have never heard of this "Blood type diet". We do talk about diet -but we talk about known facts and big things: such as the GLYCEMIC INDEX, essential proteins, essential fatty acids, limiting salt and trans-fat intake (just take a quick look at the scientific evidance for exactly HOW BAD TRANS-FAT IS FOR YOU) and other much more useful SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN THINGS.

 

Thats the one thing that has continually annoyed me since i joined this forum; you guys are lazy. You want easy fixes and instant results; but you guys dont want to learn how your body works and dont want to work at it. Just "Eat-this" based on your "Blood-type" and you will miraculiously shed pounds, gain lean body mass, feel more energenic, improve your sex life and cardiovascular capacity, and on and on and on. Miracle results from eating a couple specific foods. Biology is actually not that complicated and your body is incredibly diverse and resilant -you can run on almost anything; and you can even live normally without many of your Essential nutrient needs met for a LONG TIME -making the dangers inherrent in a fad diet not immediately apparent; but they can definately cause long term damage. Somthing you should all keep in mind.

[MichaelKEH]

"This is exactly what I'm looking for. Not a weight loss diet.. just a healthy living one. I'm pretty sure I eat healthy to beign with, but would like to try and make some improvements that would suite my body and it's chemical make up. That's why I happen to notice the blood type diet.. and wondered if it really works.

 

Mea:)"

 

Hears a good start: Look up the glycemic index and start to follow it more closely. Avoid pre-prepaired and frozen foods as they tend to contain lots of artificial and man made things, such as trans-fat. Avoid trans-fat like you would avoid the plague.

 

"Denmark became the first country to introduce laws strictly regulating the sale of many foods containing trans fats in March 2003, a move which effectively bans partially hydrogenated oils. The limit is 2% of fats and oils destined for human consumption. It should be noted that this restriction is on the ingredients rather than the final products. This regulatory approach has made Denmark the only country in which it is possible to eat "far less" than 1 g of industrially produced trans fats on a daily basis, even with a diet including prepared foods.[70] It is hypothesized that the Danish government's efforts to decrease trans fat intake from 6g to 1g per day over 20 years is related to a 50% decrease in deaths from ischemic heart disease.[71]"

 

Try to limit salt intake; again avoid pre-prepared foods. Eat lots of vegetables and enjoy a couple daily servings of fruits. Try to avoid red meat and saturated (animal) fats. There is some evidance that oils like sesame seed and olive are good for your health, so try to use them in cooking instead of butter or margarine -also fish oils and flax oils rich in omega 3 have been shown in multiple studies to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Eat lean meats such as chiken breast and turkey whenever possible and always when you eat ground beef: cook it, strain the fat, pat it down with paper towel, and then rinse it with hot (close to boiling) water... this has been shown in studies to remove upto 80% of the fat if done correctly -look it up if you want clarification.

 

Try to eat multiple little meals throughout the day -preferably low glycemic meals to help regulate your hunger and blood sugar levels. That will also help eliminate cravings for high cal and high fat foods that arise when you are hungry. Also you might want to consider having a protein shake in the morning just to make sure you are getting enough essential amino acids in your diet. My wife has it with chocolate milk and a scoop of protein powder -also having protein in a meal helps satiet much better than just having carbs in a meal.

 

Avoid processed and refined sugars such as dextrose (glucose) which again you find in alot of pre-prepared foods. Dextrose has a glycemic rating of 100 (its actually the baseline fastest abosrbing natually occuring sugar -which is why its 100) and has been linked with insulin spikes, type 2 diebetis, and obesity. Many consider it addictive as it gives a pleasing rush of insulin and then a crash later when it is all absorbed by the body in an attempt to restore homeostasis. You also might want to consider a daily multi-vitamin and if you live in a northern country it could be wise to get a source of vitamin D in your diet during the winter months.

 

There you go: lots of good information that is applicable to ALL BLOOD TYPEs.

[era]

ugh, i have far too much university education to be talking to idiots

 

Well you don't have to be a jerk about it....

[Storyrider]

Well you don't have to be a jerk about it....

 

Or if he must be, he should at least earn it by not mixing up "hear" and "here".

[knaveman]

ugh, i have far too much university education to be talking to idiots; but i try my best.

 

There's idiots on the internet?!?! That's it, I'm outta here.

[Trojan John]

Or if he must be, he should at least earn it by not mixing up "hear" and "here".

 

Seriously.

[MichaelKEH]

Ya i was sorry i said it right after i posted it, but that trojan john felly just annoyed the wholy living crap outa me with his post I went to edit out that comment but since i had already made another post with GOOD nutritional advice -it wouldnt let me.

 

Oh and about my spelling -I totally took my 1 written english required course in my first year and i have never even considered taking another for as much as a momment. Obviously language is not my strong suit

[blind_otter]

Oh and about my spelling -I totally took my 1 written english required course in my first year and i have never even considered taking another for as much as a momment. Obviously language is not my strong suit

 

That's unfortunate, as it is extremely difficult to communicate anything if you don't bother to spell words properly and use appropriate punctuation. Cheers.