How does the Blood Type Diet work?
Dr D'Adamo believes blood types evolved at different times in history so what you should be eating depends on what your ancestors were eating when your particular blood type evolved.
After finding out which blood type you are, you follow the diet Dr D'Adamo recommends. He reckons your body will find it easier to digest the 'right' kinds of food for your blood type so you'll lose weight.
Who is it good for?
People who eat too much junk food. By encouraging you to think about what your ancestors ate, you'll probably start eating more natural foods.
What are the drawbacks?
According to many experts, this diet isn't based on any proven medical research.
You need to know your blood type before you start.
Cutting out a whole food group in the long term could have serious consequences. Avoiding dairy products, for example, could lead to a calcium deficiency.
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Mox, about 1 year
II’m blood type A & have been following blood type diet since February 2006. I lost 15 kg in 6 months & than I stop sticking to it 100%. I’m maintaining my weight and even though that I stop smoking in May 2007 I managed to keep it. I now know which foods are and which aren’t beneficial for me & mostly I try to eat beneficial food, which is not always possible. Problem is that my weight is now on a standstill & doesn’t move anymore, even though I would like to lose another 10 kg. I feel better and more energetic after this diet. Eating meat always made me tired & I had heartburn, but in the book I discovered that I’m not supposed to eat it anyway. I stay away from meat now & would have an odd chicken breast up to 3 times a month. It is funny, that the food I’m supposed to avoid is the food I never liked anyway, well, except potatoes, that is :-( That is the only thing I miss, but I substitute it with parsnip. The most important thing you have to know about it is that THIS IS NOT A DIET – IT’S THE WAY OF LIFE!
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