Blood Type Diet

Dr. Peter D'Adama, ND, was the person who has developed the blood type diet. Dr. D'Adamo, based his theory after conducting a thorough research. His theory claims that the ability to digest and process foods that we eat, has evolved over many centuries. This is because the different blood types did not come into existence all at once. Each blood type evolved over time as the diet and physical activity of our ancestors underwent a change. The blood type diet claims that eating right according to your blood type helps digest and get the most nutrition for the body. Let's see the type of food according to blood type in the following paragraphs.

Food Based on Blood Type

There are four blood types in humans. These include A, B, O and AB. If you know your blood type, then your diet should contain the following food based on blood type.

Type A: Vegetarian based diet.

Type B: Varied diet that consists of meat, vegetables, grain and dairy products.

Type AB: The diet is of mixed type of A and B that is primarily vegetarian with meat, fish and dairy included occasionally.

Type O: They need a high protein, meat based diet.

Chart for Diet by Blood Type

The best diet by blood type plays a very important role in helping gain, lose and maintain weight. It also helps in keeping your body's health and immunity levels at the optimum levels. The following chart for diet by blood type consist of a food list for blood type that will help you eat right according to your blood type.

Blood Type	Food Based on Blood Type	Allowed Food According to Blood Type	Food List for Blood Type to Avoid	Food List for Blood Type That Helps With Weight Loss
Type A	Vegetarian	beans, fruit grains, legumes, seafood, tofu, vegetables	dairy products, kidney beans, Lima beans, meat, wheat	pineapple soy foods, vegetable oils, vegetables
Type B	Balanced diet	beans, dairy, fruit, grains, legumes, meat (no chicken), vegetables	buckwheat, corn, lentil, peanuts, seeds, sesame, wheat	eggs, greens, licorice, liver, tea, venison
Type AB	Mixed diet	beans, dairy, fruits, grains, legumes, meat, seafood, tofu, vegetables	buckwheat, corn, kidney beans, lima beans, red meat, seeds	dairy, greens, kelp, pineapple, seafood, tofu
Type O	High Protein	fish, fruit, Meat, vegetables	Brussels, cabbage, cauliflower, corn, kidney beans, lettuce, mustard greens navy beans, sprouts, wheat	broccoli kale, kelp, liver, red meat, salt, seafood, spinach, sprouts, wheat

This chart contains the best diet according to blood type. According to many medical experts, the blood type diet is a hokum. They feel there is no relation between the blood group and the type of food one eats. Thus, not many well-known and well qualified nutritionists or diet experts advice this kind of eating for your blood type. This is because most of the important food groups are not included in the blood type A and type O.

This is where the debate of is blood type diet healthy or no comes into picture. Also, the food list according to blood type remains the same, whether someone is Rh positive or Rh negative. Also, Dr. D'Adama, does not specify how much weight will one lose after following this diet. So, you can decide for yourself, whether you would like to follow this diet. It is always better to maintain a balanced diet, and not going on any of the fad diets. If you do decide to follow this diet, please speak to your health care provider or dietitian before starting it.