In the 90s of the last century, the book "4 Blood Types - 4 Ways to Health" was published in the United States, written by naturopathic doctor Peter D'Adamo.It became a bestseller almost immediately, was translated into almost every language of the world and became a practical nutrition guide for many people on the planet.According to the author of the book, there is a historically correct concept of nutrition for each blood group, and human health and longevity depend on it.
The main idea behind this theory is that humans should eat the same foods as their ancestors.It is absorbed and absorbed better, while "wrong" food clogs the body.This nutritional concept is not a diet for weight loss, it includes a healthy, healthy diet for certain groups of people, which will help cleanse and heal the body.
Indeed, some studies have shown that people with different blood types are more or less susceptible to different diseases.For a long time, Dr. D'Adamo, together with his father, identified the effects of different foods on the body, as a result of which they were divided into 3 groups: useful, harmful and neutral.Below is a list of "good" and "bad" foods for people with each blood type.Products not listed are considered neutral and recommended for limited consumption.
Nutrition for people with I(0) blood group
According to various sources, up to 40% of the world's population has blood of this group;Dr. D'Adamo referred to them as descendants of "hunters," so a meat diet should be more suitable for them.
healthy products
- beef, lamb, cow, veal, poultry, offal;
- almost any fish (especially useful cod, perch, pike, halibut, sturgeon, trout, sardine), caviar, seaweed;
- eggs
- a small amount of cottage cheese and sheep's cheese, cottage cheese;
- butter
- some vegetable oils (olive, linseed, sesame, almond);
- walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pumpkin and cedar seeds;
- Legumes rarely (except soybeans and lentils);
- Buckwheat, pearl barley, barley grain, rice;
- rye bread;
- vegetables (beetroot and its leaves, kale, horseradish, artichoke, Jerusalem artichoke, broccoli, kohlrabi, parsley, sweet potato, pumpkin, turnip, bell pepper and hot pepper);
- almost all fruits and berries;
- Parsley, ginger, cloves, licorice, turmeric, curry, hot pepper;
- Herbal and green tea, red wines, mineral water (can be carbonated).
Harmful products
- pork;
- Pollack, shellfish, squid;
- almost all dairy products, except those listed as permitted;
- sunflower, corn, cottonseed, peanut, coconut, palm oil;
- Poppy seeds, pistachios, peanuts, cashews, Brazil nuts;
- wheat, oats, barley, corn and any products made from them;
- vegetables (cauliflower, cucumber, leek, rhubarb, potato, shiitake mushroom, olive);
- Avocado, orange and tangerine, melon, strawberry, coconut;
- Strong alcoholic drinks, lemonade, beer, black tea, coffee.
Nutrition for people with II (A) blood group
Almost 35% of the world's population inherited group II from their parents;By the way, this is the most common blood group among Europeans.The creators of this diet identified such people as descendants of farmers and gatherers.Their diet is very similar to lacto-ovo vegetarianism.
healthy products
- turkey (preferably) and other poultry;
- eggs
- fish (salmon, sardine, mackerel, pike perch, white fish, carp, cod, perch, trout, beet);
- fermented milk products, whole milk - only goat's milk, as well as cheese made only from it;
- vegetable oils (olive, linseed);
- Peanuts, pumpkin, sunflower, pine seeds, hazelnuts and other nuts;
- Legumes, soy products are especially useful;
- Cereals (buckwheat, rice, barley, oatmeal, rye) and flour products made from these grains;
- soy sauce, parsley, turmeric, ginger, mustard;
- vegetables (the healthy list included artichokes, beets, Jerusalem artichokes, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, kohlrabi, horseradish, garlic, onions, parsley, pumpkin, turnips, spinach);
- all berries, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple, plum, apricot;
- Any herbal tea, green tea, white (preferably) and red wine, black coffee (1 cup per day).
Harmful products
- any red meat and offal;
- shellfish, squid, eel, catfish, flounder, etc.;
- whole cow's milk and milk-based products;
- 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, melon, orange, mango, papaya, tangerine, coconut);
- gelatin, vinegar, pepper (black, white, red), capers;
- sweets, sugar;
- Strong alcoholic and carbonated drinks, beer, lemonade, black tea.
Nutrition for people with blood type III(B).
This blood group is believed to have arisen as a result of race mixing.Dr. D'Adamo classed the people endowed with it as nomads.They should have the widest and most varied diet;There are fewer dietary restrictions for people with blood type III than for other people.This is explained by the fact that nomads settled on different continents and were omnivores.
healthy products
- Mutton, mutton, pork, rabbit;
- eggs
- Caviar, halibut, sea bass, pike perch, sardine, cod, hake, hake, halibut, mackerel, pike, sturgeon, carp;
- almost any dairy product;
- navy and lima beans;
- olive oil;
- walnut
- oats and oatmeal, millet, rice;
- Beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, parsley, sweet potatoes, onions, onions, parsley, onions, garlic;
- blueberries, plums, watermelon, bananas, grapes, papaya, blueberries, blackberries, cherries;
- mushroom
- curry, licorice, ginger, parsley;
- Boiling water, green tea, beer, red and white wine, black tea and coffee (you can drink no more than 1 cup a day).
Harmful products
- Poultry, pork, offal;
- shellfish, crabs, beluga, eel, rabbit, trout, beet;
- quail eggs;
- blue and processed cheese;
- other varieties of beans, soy products;
- vegetable oils: coconut, corn, peanut, soybean, sesame, sunflower, rapeseed;
- Cashews, peanuts, pine nuts, poppy seeds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds;
- wheat, buckwheat, corn, rye grain;
- olives, radishes, radishes, rhubarb, tomatoes, sauerkraut;
- Avocado, pomegranate, persimmon, melon, coconut;
- pepper, cinnamon, soy sauce, gelatin, ketchup;
- Carbonated and strong alcoholic drinks, lemonade, sparkling water.
Nutrition for people with IV (AB) blood group
This blood type is the rarest, found in only 7% of people living on our planet.This group of people was defined by the naturopath Dr. D'Adamo as the mixed type or "new people".Like people with blood group III, the "new people" were much more fortunate in their diet than the population with groups I and II.
healthy products
- lamb, rabbit, turkey;
- chicken eggs;
- mackerel, salmon, sardine, tuna, cod, pike perch, pike, sturgeon;
- dairy products, but cheese in limited quantities;
- walnut 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, eggplants, parsley, mustard leaves, tomatoes;
- cherry, fig, grape, grapefruit, kiwi, pineapple, plum, watermelon, lemon, pumpkin, blueberry;
- curry, turmeric, ginger, parsley;
- Green tea, sparkling water, white and red wines.
Harmful products
- pork, beef, chicken, goose, quail eggs;
- flounder, perch, beluga, halibut, halibut, hake, eel, trout, arthropods and shellfish;
- butter, margarine;
- processed cheese, blue cheese, whole milk, cream;
- lima beans, black beans, adzuki beans, chickpeas;
- Nuts, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds;
- buckwheat, corn, wheat and products made from these grains;
- Artichokes, Jerusalem artichokes, olives, Bulgarian and hot peppers, radishes, radishes, rhubarb;
- sunflower, corn, sesame, coconut, cotton oil;
- Avocado, banana, melon, guava, persimmon, pomegranate, quince, coconut, mango, orange;
- pepper, vinegar;
- Strong alcoholic and sweet carbonated drinks, black tea and coffee.
Critique of the American Blood Type Diet
The opinions of doctors of traditional medicine are divided about this diet, but the majority still tend to think that it is not scientifically based and does not have a basis of evidence.Perhaps its only advantage is that you can, with some effort, create a complete, balanced diet from the list of products of people with different blood groups.However, completely avoiding certain foods can still lead to depletion of certain substances in the body.For example, people in group I are almost completely prohibited from consuming dairy products, and this can lead to calcium and phosphorus deficiencies.
Many doctors agree that the blood type diet is very general and does not take into account individual characteristics of the body, lifestyle and other factors that do not depend on a person's blood type.Also, as you know, there are many more blood types than 4;Dr. D'Adamo based his diet on one of the most simplified systems (AB0).
Originally, the term "amino acids" was used in medical books to refer to protein products.The protein does not enter the blood in its original form;It is first broken down into amino acids.But the body actually does not care from which protein, plant or animal, these amino acids are obtained, and therefore it is inappropriate to limit dairy products and meat for some categories of people.After this fact was pointed out to the author of the diet, the term "amino acids" was replaced by "lectins", which is not even clear to many doctors, let alone the average person.In general, many doctors of traditional medicine tend to think that the presented book of this diet is "overloaded" with scientific terms, many of which are irrelevant and incomprehensible to the reader.
To summarize, we can say that the blood group nutrition system did not find a response in the medical community and was even subject to serious criticism, but the huge number of positive reviews about this diet has 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 of the positive effect of any popular diet is the placebo effect, and the development of the American doctor D'Adamo is no exception.