Naturopathic physician Peter D'Adamo created the blood group diet, also known as the blood type diet. His book, "Eat Right 4 Your Type," details the differences in the abilities among people with Type A, B, AB or O blood to digest certain foods. Although there is little scientific evidence to back his claims, D'Adamo asserts that failing to eat the right food for your blood type will result in poor nutrition and illness.
Type A
Dr. D'Adamo believes type A blood appeared during the agricultural period of human development when people ate very little red meat. People with type A blood should eat mostly vegetables, beans, legumes, rice and seafood and avoid red meat and dairy products, according to Eat Right 4 Your Type. As such, the perfect diet is vegetables of all kinds, fruits, legumes, beans, grains, tofu and seafood. Also avoid kidney and lima beans and wheat. Besides vegetables, other good diet foods are vegetable oil, soy foods and pineapple.
Type B
The B blood group evolved after the last ice age when humans lived a nomadic existence, with small herds of livestock, according to Eat Right 4 Your Type. This means an ideal diet consists of herd animal meat, such as goat and lamb; seafood; grains; beans; fruits and vegetables. The book warns people with type B blood against consuming chicken, ham and beef.
Type AB
Blood type AB is the newest blood type, according to Dr. D'Adamo. Since it is a blend of the A and B blood types, people with AB blood can eat meat, such as mutton, seafood and goat, dairy, grains, fruits and vegetables. Similar to the A and B diets, people in the AB blood group should avoid red meat.
Type O
Although modern science has disproven his theory, Dr. D'Adamo believes people in the O blood group type have the oldest kind of human blood. He asserts this blood type is associated with the hunter-gatherer period of human evolution during which people survived on meat and wild plants. People with type O blood should eat all kinds of meat, including beef, venison, pork, fish and poultry, root vegetables and fruits. They should limit beans, lentils and grains such as wheat and corn.
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