The Blood Type Diet: Here’s How Eating For Your Blood Type Can Be Beneficial
What Does The Diet Look Like?
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Now we know the idea behind the blood type diet. But what does eating according to it look like? Dr. D’Adamo breaks foods down into various groups. For each different blood type, foods are labeled as either
- Encouraging weight gain
- Encouraging weight loss
- Being beneficial
- Being neutral
- Being detrimental
Each blood type allegedly responds in one of the above-listed ways to each food group. So, in theory, a person with one type of blood would lose weight on, say, lots of meat while another would gain weight on it.
The actual blood type diets are broken down as such:
Type A: The agrarian or cultivator. This blood type should eat lots of plants and avoid red meat entirely. It mimics a vegetarian diet closely.
Type B: The nomad. This blood type can eat plants and most meats, but should avoid chicken and pork. Some dairy is also allowed. However wheat, corn, tomatoes and lentils should be avoided.
Type AB: The enigma. This one is sort of a hybrid of types A and B. People with this blood type should eat plenty of seafood, grains, tofu, beans and dairy. However, they should avoid kidney beans, beef, corn and poultry.
Type O: The hunter. This blood type should focus on protein. The diet is heavy on most meat and fish. Some produce is allowed. However, dairy, grains and legumes should be mostly avoided. It is quite similar to a paleo diet.
