In the 90s of the last century, the book "4 Blood Types - 4 Paths to Health," written by naturopathic doctor Peter D'Adamo, was published in the United States.It almost instantly became a bestseller, has been translated into almost every language in the world and has become a practical guide to nutrition for many people on the planet.According to the author of the book, for each blood group there is a historically correct concept of nutrition, and human health and longevity depend on this.
The main idea of this theory is that people should eat the same food as their ancestors.It is best digested and absorbed, while the "wrong" food clogs the body.This nutritional concept is not a diet to lose weight, it involves a healthy and healthy diet for a certain group of people, which will help to cleanse and keep the body healthy.
In fact, some studies have shown that people with different blood types are more or less susceptible to various diseases.For a long time, Dr. D'Adamo, together with his father, identified the effects of various foods on the body, as a result of which they were divided into 3 groups: beneficial, harmful and neutral.Below is a list of "good" and "bad" foods for those with each blood type.Products not listed are considered neutral and recommended for use in limited quantities.
Nutrition for people with blood group I(0).
According to various sources, up to 40% of the world's population has blood of this group;Dr.D'Adamo identified them as being descended from "hunters," so a meat diet should be more suitable for them.
Healthy Products
- beef, lamb, venison, veal, chicken, offal;
- almost any fish (cod, perch, pike, halibut, sturgeon, trout, sardines are especially useful), caviar, seaweed;
- eggs;
- in small quantities curd and sheep cheese, cottage cheese;
- butter;
- some vegetable oils (olive, flaxseed, sesame, almond);
- walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pumpkin and cedar seeds;
- rare legumes (with the exception of soybeans and lentils);
- buckwheat, pearl barley, barley grain, rice;
- rye bread;
- vegetables (beets and their leaves, kale, horseradish, artichokes, Jerusalem artichokes, broccoli, kohlrabi, parsnips, sweet potatoes, squash, turnips, bell peppers and hot peppers);
- almost all fruits and berries;
- parsley, ginger, cloves, licorice, turmeric, curry, hot pepper;
- herbs and green tea, red wine, mineral water (can be carbonated).
Dangerous products
- pork;
- pollock, clams, squid;
- almost all dairy products, except those listed as permitted;
- sunflower, corn, cottonseed, peanut, coconut, palm oil;
- poppy, pistachio, peanut, cashew, Brazil nut;
- wheat, oats, barley, corn and any products made from them;
- vegetables (cauliflower, cucumber, leeks, rhubarb, potatoes, shiitake mushrooms, olives);
- avocado, orange and tangerine, watermelon, strawberry, coconut;
- strong alcoholic drinks, lemonade, beer, black tea, coffee.
Nutrition for people with blood type II(A)
Almost 35% of the world's population inherit group II from their parents;By the way, this is the most common blood type among Europeans.The developers of this diet classified the people as descendants of farmers and gatherers.Their diet is very similar to lacto-ovo vegetarians.
Healthy Products
- turkey (preferably) and other poultry;
- eggs;
- fish (salmon, sardine, mackerel, pike perch, whitefish, carp, cod, perch, trout, char);
- fermented milk products, whole milk - only goat's milk, cheese is also made only from it;
- vegetable oil (olive, linseed);
- peanuts, pumpkins, sunflowers, pine nuts, hazelnuts and other nuts;
- legumes, soy products are very useful;
- grains (buckwheat, rice, barley, oatmeal, rye) and flour products made from these grains;
- soy sauce, parsley, turmeric, ginger, mustard;
- vegetables (healthy list includes artichokes, beets, Jerusalem artichokes, broccoli, kale, carrots, kohlrabi, horseradish, garlic, onions, parsnips, squash, turnips, spinach);
- all berries, lemons, grapefruits, pineapples, plums, apricots;
- any herbal tea, green tea, white (preferably) and red wine, black coffee (1 cup a day).
Dangerous products
- any red meat and offal;
- clams, squid, eel, catfish, flounder, etc.;
- whole cow's milk and products based on it;
- butter;
- corn, cottonseed, peanuts, coconut oil;
- pistachios, Brazil nuts;
- wheat, wheat flour and products made from it;
- potatoes, white, red and Chinese cabbage, chili peppers, eggplant, olives, rhubarb, tomatoes;
- some fruits (banana, watermelon, orange, mango, papaya, tangerine, coconut);
- gelatin, vinegar, pepper (black, white, red), capers;
- candy, sugar;
- strong alcoholic and carbonated drinks, beer, lemonade, black tea.
Nutrition for people with blood group III(B).
It is believed that this blood type appeared as a result of racial mixing.Doctor D'Adamo classifies gifted people as nomads.They are expected to have the widest and most varied diet;there are fewer dietary restrictions for those with blood group III than for others.This is explained by the fact that nomads live on different continents and are omnivores.
Healthy Products
- lamb, goat, venison, rabbit;
- eggs;
- caviar, croaker, sea bass, pike perch, sardine, cod, flounder, haddock, hake, halibut, mackerel, pike, sturgeon, carp;
- almost any dairy product;
- navy and lima beans;
- olive oil;
- walnuts;
- oatmeal and oatmeal, millet, rice;
- beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, onions, horseradish, parsnips, turnips, garlic;
- cranberries, plums, melons, bananas, grapes, papayas, blueberries, blackberries, cherries;
- mushrooms;
- curry, licorice, ginger, parsley;
- still water, green tea, beer, red and white wine, black tea and coffee (you can drink no more than 1 cup per day).
Dangerous products
- chicken, pork, offal;
- clams, crabs, beluga, eel, pollock, trout, charcoal;
- quail eggs;
- blue and processed cheese;
- other types of nuts, soy products;
- vegetable oils: coconut, corn, peanut, soybean, sesame, sunflower, mustard seed;
- cashews, peanuts, pine nuts, poppy seeds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds;
- wheat, buckwheat, corn, rye;
- olives, radishes, radishes, rhubarb, tomatoes, sauerkraut;
- avocado, pomegranate, persimmon, watermelon, coconut;
- pepper, cinnamon, soy sauce, gelatin, tomato sauce;
- carbonated and strong alcoholic drinks, lemonade, sparkling water.
Nutrition for people with blood group IV (AB).
This blood type is the rarest, found in only 7% of people who inhabit our planet.This group of people is defined by naturopathic doctor D'Adamo as a mixed type or "new people."Like those with blood group III, the "newbies" are luckier with their diet than the population with groups I and II.
Healthy Products
- goat, rabbit, turkey;
- chicken eggs;
- mackerel, salmon, sardine, tuna, cod, pike perch, pike, sturgeon;
- dairy products, but cheese in limited quantities;
- walnuts and olive oil;
- peanuts, walnuts;
- lentils, soybeans, pinto beans;
- millet, oats, rice, rye flour and products made from them;
- beets, broccoli, cauliflower and collards, cucumbers, garlic, sweet potatoes, carrots, eggplant, parsnips, mustard leaves, tomatoes;
- cherry, fig, grape, grapefruit, kiwi, pineapple, plum, watermelon, lemon, gooseberry, cranberry;
- curry, turmeric, ginger, parsley;
- green tea, sparkling water, white and red wine.
Dangerous products
- pork, beef, chicken, goose, quail eggs;
- flounder, perch, beluga, halibut, haddock, hake, eel, trout, arthropods and mollusks;
- butter, margarine;
- processed cheese, blue cheese, whole milk, cream;
- lima beans, black beans, adzuki beans, chickpeas;
- hazelnuts, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds;
- buckwheat, corn, wheat and products made from these grains;
- artichokes, Jerusalem artichokes, olives, bell and hot peppers, turnips, turnips, rhubarb;
- sunflower, corn, sesame, coconut, cottonseed oil;
- avocado, banana, watermelon, guava, persimmon, pomegranate, quince, coconut, mango, orange;
- pepper, vinegar;
- strong sweet carbonated and alcoholic drinks, black tea and coffee.
Criticism of the American Blood Type Diet
The opinions of traditional medicine doctors on this diet differ, but the majority still tend to believe that it is scientifically unfounded and has no evidence base.Perhaps the only advantage is that from the list of products for people with different blood groups, you can, with little effort, create a complete and balanced diet.However, completely avoiding certain foods can still cause depletion of certain substances in the body.For example, people with group I are almost completely prohibited from consuming dairy products, and this can lead to a lack of calcium and phosphorus.
Many doctors agree that the blood type diet is too general and does not take into account the individual characteristics of the body, lifestyle and other factors that do not depend on a person's blood type.In addition, as you know, there are more blood groups than 4;Dr. D'Adamo took one of the simplest systems (AB0) as a basis for developing his diet.
Initially, the doctor's book used the term "amino acid" when talking about protein products.Protein in its original form does not enter the blood;it is first broken down into amino acids.But the body, in fact, does not care from where the protein, plant or animal, these amino acids are obtained, and therefore it turns out that it is not appropriate to limit dairy and meat products for some categories of people.After this fact was pointed out to the authors of the diet, the term "amino acid" was replaced by "lectin," which was not clear even to many doctors, let alone the layman.In general, many traditional medicine doctors tend to believe that books presenting this diet are "too much" with scientific terms, most of which are inappropriate and incomprehensible to the reader.
To summarize, we can say that the blood type nutrition system has not received a response in the medical community and is also subject to serious criticism, but a large number of positive reviews about this diet have a logical explanation.First of all, this is due to the general improvement of the diet, because strong alcohol, carbonated sweet drinks, fatty meat, many "heavy" vegetables, foods rich in saturated fat and other harmful foods are completely removed from the diet, regardless of blood type.In addition, one of the important factors in the positive effect of any popular diet is the placebo effect, and the development of the American doctor D'Adamo is no exception.