The blood type diet was first proposed by the American naturopath Peter D'Adamo. The theory of him says that each blood group determines the resistance of the human body to various diseases. There are also useful, neutral and harmful products for each of the 4 main groups. By adhering to an optimal nutritional system, you can lose weight by blood type, increase immunity and significantly strengthen your body.
However, this theory has no scientific proof. It was composed by a naturopath in the opinion of many experienced doctors.
Essence and principles
There are 4 main blood groups in total. Peter D'Adamo divided them as follows:
- The first is the oldest, from which all the others have disappeared. He called these people "Hunters". It is owned by about 32% of the world's inhabitants. These people have a strong immune system, there are practically no problems with the gastrointestinal tract. They also tend to have a fast metabolism. However, they find it difficult to rebuild their bodies for new diets. The diet for them should be abundant in meat dishes in order to constantly saturate the body with proteins.
- The second - allegedly, appeared at the moment when people began to cultivate the land. Therefore, the owners of this group were called "Farmers". There are about 40% of the world population. These people have adaptive immunity. Quickly gets used to a change of scenery. Common problems of people with this blood group are disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, liver and gallbladder. For owners of blood group 2, it is necessary to limit the use of animal fats and increase the amount of vegetable fiber.
- The third - its owners took part in the first and second. They are called "Nomads". There are about 20% of these people in the world. Its representatives have strong immunity, but often suffer from problems with the heart and blood vessels. They are characterized by oncological diseases. The diet should be balanced. You cannot refuse something categorically.
- The fourth is the rarest and most recent. Its representatives are called "New Peoples". There are no more than 8% of them on the entire planet. Weak gastrointestinal tract, kidney problems, gall bladder, genitourinary system. Various types of cancer are possible. It is necessary to dilute food with seafood and exclude fatty meat.
The principles are based on specific foods for blood groups. The first is characterized by a greater use of heavy foods. These are mainly pork, beef, lamb, veal, chicken.
Representatives of the second need to reduce the consumption of animal fats and proteins, while adding a large amount of greens and greens to the diet.
For the third, you need a mixed meal. The diet should consist of 60% plant food and 40% animal food. They have to be careful about eating foods that contain lactose.
And for the rarest, fourth, there are many restrictions. These people need to reduce the intake of animal and plant foods, diluting the diet with seafood and dairy products.
The diet should be based on those foods that are considered beneficial for a particular blood group. The use of neutrals is also allowed. But the harmful ones must be partly abandoned. If the daily intake of nutrients is chosen correctly, the human body will reach its optimal weight and stop.
This is not a diet in the common sense, but a long-term meal plan. To achieve a significant effect, it must be adhered to for at least 6 months.
pros and cons
As with any long-term dietary change, Peter D'Adam's method has both good and bad sides.
Professionals:
- Fractional food. You need to eat at least 5 times a day in small portions. According to most gastroenterologists and nutritionists, this is the optimal regimen.
- The ration made for each group has the correct BJU ratio. And thanks to the allowed fruits and vegetables, it makes it balanced.
- Most fruits and vegetables should be eaten raw. As a result, the amount of nutrients entering the body increases.
- Permissible heat treatment methods are baking, steaming and baking. Using only them, you can restore the work of the gastrointestinal tract.
- With no strict bans on any products, you can make your menu more varied.
- This diet not only promotes weight loss in people with different blood types, but also reduces the risk of stroke, heart attack, diabetes, and malignancy.
In order for the effect to be more impressive, it must be combined with sports exercises and frequent walks in the fresh air.
Advice! Peter D'Adamo recommends the proposed system not only to people suffering from excess weight, but also to those who have various disorders of the nervous system, problems with the gastrointestinal tract.
However, like any other diet, it has some drawbacks. This is due to the fact that the human body is a unique structure. And what suits someone can be harmful to another.
Disadvantages:
- Scientific lack of confirmation of the proposed theory. It also contradicts modern concepts of dietetics.
- If the body lacks vitamins or microelements, Peter D'Adamo recommends replenishing them with the help of biologically active additives (food supplements). This approach has not received approval from most scientists and doctors. This is due to the fact that the effectiveness of food supplements has not been proven, and the indication for their use speaks of the inadequacy of the diet.
- There is no guarantee that a person will be able to lose weight.
Menu
There is no single system for all four species. For each of the blood groups, there are weekly nutrition tables.
The first
Day of the week | Food intake | Approximate menu |
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one | one | Boiled buckwheat and soy cheese |
2 | Two apples and plums | |
3 | Vegetable salad with carrots and broccoli. It is seasoned with vegetable or olive oil. Boiled beef | |
four | Zmenya nuts (peanuts, walnuts) | |
five | Boiled fatty fish, fresh herbs | |
2 | one | Pearl barley, hard-boiled eggs (2 pieces), rosehip decoction |
2 | Figs, dried apricots | |
3 | Steamed vegetables, boiled lamb | |
four | Walnuts | |
five | Baked salmon, beetroot salad | |
3 | one | Two rusks, soy cheese, hard-boiled eggs (2 pieces) |
2 | Seaweed | |
3 | Lightly fried beef, Jerusalem artichoke root salad | |
four | Freshly squeezed pineapple juice, | |
five | Baked carp or pike fillet, green salad | |
four | one | Barley groats, soy cheese, rosehip broth |
2 | Plums and apricots | |
3 | Boiled chicken breast, onion, parsley, cucumber and tomato salad | |
four | Hazelnuts | |
five | Baked halibut, asparagus with sweet potatoes | |
five | one | Boiled rice, half an orange or grapefruit |
2 | Grapes | |
3 | Braised chicken liver with onions and carrots | |
four | Walnuts | |
five | Cucumber and tomato salad, baked carp | |
6 | one | Two peaches, hard-boiled eggs, two toast |
2 | Carrot juice | |
3 | Beef stew with onions, courgettes and asparagus | |
four | A handful of almonds | |
five | Boiled peas, radish and fresh cucumber salad, baked trout | |
Before going to bed | A glass of milk | |
7 | one | Two steamed egg omelette, soy cheese, crusty bread, herbal tea |
2 | Kiwi | |
3 | Stuffed peppers, carrot and zucchini puree | |
four | A handful of hazelnuts | |
five | Baked hake, beetroot salad | |
Before going to bed | A glass of kefir. |
The second one
Day of the week | Food intake | Approximate menu |
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one | one | Boiled buckwheat, a glass of kefir, chamomile, bread |
2 | Two apples | |
3 | Baked carp, broccoli salad with carrots | |
four | Hazelnuts | |
five | Chicken fillet, peas and green bean salad with asparagus | |
2 | one | Boiled rice, soft-boiled egg, spinach with Jerusalem artichoke |
2 | Orange or grapefruit | |
3 | Baked pike with vegetables, fresh lettuce | |
four | Walnuts | |
five | Tuna fillet, seaweed | |
3 | one | Barley porridge, a slice of hard cheese, bread |
2 | Blueberry | |
3 | Boiled turkey, brown rice, green salad | |
four | Hazelnut | |
five | Grilled trout fillet, grilled carrots and zucchini, lettuce | |
four | one | Pearl barley, a glass of milk, raisins |
2 | Pineapple juice | |
3 | Stewed onions with carrots and mushrooms | |
four | peanuts | |
five | Cod fillet, sauerkraut with boiled peas | |
five | one | Corn porridge, yogurt |
2 | Grapes | |
3 | Chicken fillet, boiled buckwheat, cucumbers and tomatoes | |
four | Walnuts | |
five | Baked trout, herb radish | |
6 | one | Cottage cheese, bread, cherry juice |
2 | raspberries | |
3 | Seafood salad with onions, carrots and white cabbage | |
four | Sunflower seeds | |
five | Baked hake, lettuce, fresh cucumbers | |
Before going to bed | Chamomile tea | |
7 | one | Oatmeal, skim milk, bread |
2 | Nectarine | |
3 | Boiled chicken fillet, grilled vegetables, fresh herbs | |
four | cashews | |
five | Baked salmon, cauliflower salad, onions and peas | |
Before going to bed | Soothing herbal infusion |
Third
Day of the week | Food intake | Approximate menu |
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one | one | Two hard-boiled eggs, cottage cheese, raisins |
2 | Grapefruit | |
3 | Braised lamb, grilled vegetables | |
four | Walnuts | |
five | Baked salmon fillet, asparagus bean and pea salad | |
2 | one | Macaroni and cheese, freshly squeezed pineapple juice |
2 | Two apples | |
3 | Stewed turkey fillet, zucchini and carrot porridge | |
four | Almond | |
five | A glass of kefir, two apricots, toast | |
3 | one | Two egg omelette, carrot, pea and vegetable salad |
2 | Nectarine | |
3 | Buckwheat soup, white cabbage salad with onions and herbs | |
four | Two bananas | |
five | Vinaigrette, baked flounder | |
four | one | Pancakes with ricotta, grapefruit, two rusks |
2 | cherry | |
3 | Boiled beef, braised asparagus, with onions and carrots | |
four | Yogurt and a banana | |
five | Baked hake, fresh lettuce, cucumber, a tomato | |
five | one | Casserole with two eggs, hard cheese |
2 | Dried apricots and plums | |
3 | Noodle soup and chicken fillet pieces | |
four | Yogurt | |
five | Baked mackerel, stewed zucchini with carrots and onions. | |
6 | one | Oatmeal boiled in milk, toast, hard cheese |
2 | apple and pear | |
3 | Rice soup, lettuce, baked halibut | |
four | peanuts | |
five | Stuffed pepper (minced meat), beetroot, egg and onion salad dressed with mayonnaise. | |
Before going to bed | A glass of kefir | |
7 | one | Two soft-boiled eggs, rusks, yogurt |
2 | Tomato or carrot juice | |
3 | Beef stew, grilled vegetables, Chinese cabbage salad, peas and onions | |
four | Almond | |
five | Boiled cod, sweet potatoes and peppers | |
Before going to bed | Chamomile tea |
Fourth
Day of the week | Food intake | Approximate menu |
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one | one | Yogurt, hard cheese, cherry |
2 | Pear | |
3 | Stewed chicken liver with onions and carrots, green tea | |
four | Almond | |
five | Trout fillet, Chinese cabbage salad, cucumbers, peas and onions | |
2 | one | Cottage cheese with figs and dried apricots, bread, green tea |
2 | Orange | |
3 | Perch soup with peas and carrots, lettuce and beets | |
four | peanuts | |
five | Braised lamb, asparagus beans | |
3 | one | Steamed omelette (2 eggs), toast |
2 | Gooseberries and cranberries | |
3 | Baked chicken fillet with zucchini and onions | |
four | Almond | |
five | Baked carp, grilled vegetables | |
four | one | Wheat ricotta, raisins, rosehip broth |
2 | Nectarine | |
3 | Vegetable soup, turkey stew | |
four | Walnuts | |
five | Braised lamb, white cabbage salad with asparagus beans and onion onions | |
five | one | Two soft-boiled eggs, a glass of kefir, toast |
2 | Two apples | |
3 | Baked salmon, boiled rice, cucumbers with tomatoes | |
four | cashews | |
five | Stewed chicken fillet, sauerkraut | |
6 | one | Casserole of eggs and cottage cheese, grapefruit |
2 | Currant | |
3 | Red bean and chicken soup, watercress, onions and zucchini | |
four | Pistachios | |
five | Braised rabbit, boiled rice, lettuce | |
Before going to bed | Chamomile tea | |
7 | one | Oatmeal porridge boiled in water, hard cheese, bread |
2 | Grapefruit and a banana | |
3 | Baked chicken fillet with vegetables | |
four | Hazelnut | |
five | Trout fillet, courgettes, grilled onions and carrots | |
Before going to bed | Herbal decoction |
Cooking methods
The main cooking methods suitable for a blood type diet are baking, boiling and steaming. In all three cases, foods retain most of the vitamins and minerals.
If we talk about steaming, then it is the most useful. The food turns out to be juicy, low-calorie and retains all the useful elements. However, not many people like its flavor.
When cooking, you have to follow a rule: the more water you pour and the longer you cook, the less nutrients you get after cooking.
During cooking, it is necessary to replace a tray under the cooking plate, into which the fat will be drained. Thus, you can significantly reduce its calorie content.
What can you do on a diet
Before embarking on this diet, a natural question arises: "What can you eat for a certain blood type? "
First group:
- meat (necessarily several times a week);
- sea fish;
- dried fruit;
- peanuts;
- chicken liver;
- fatty fish;
- olive oil;
- seaweed;
- rice, buckwheat;
- chicken eggs;
- river fish;
- fruits and vegetables.
Second group:
- vegetables (preferring fresh herbs);
- rice, barley, buckwheat, oatmeal;
- seafood;
- sea and river fish (low-fat varieties);
- poultry meat (turkey and chicken);
- legumes;
- peanuts;
- chicken eggs;
- sunflower seeds.
Third group:
- meat (beef, lamb, veal);
- fat and lean sea fish;
- rice, oatmeal;
- chicken eggs;
- fruit;
- vegetables.
Fourth group:
- soy;
- river and sea fish;
- Dairy product;
- chicken eggs;
- peanuts;
- fruit;
- vegetables;
- berries.
What is not allowed in the diet
Any diet involves limiting the use of any food. The division is the same as those allowed. List of prohibited foods:
First group:
- wheat, oats, rye;
- fatty dairy products;
- lentils, corn;
- Tender;
- salty food;
- coffee.
Second group:
- Dairy product;
- Wheat;
- eggplant, mushrooms, potatoes, olives;
- mango, coconuts, melon;
- beef, lamb, veal;
- sugary carbonated drinks, strong tea or coffee.
Third group:
- Pig;
- seafood;
- olives;
- alcohol (prohibited for all groups, but especially for this);
- Lentils.
Fourth group:
- beef, veal, lamb;
- limited consumption of legumes;
- mushrooms;
- Corn;
- persimmons, pomegranates, mangoes.
Foods not on these lists should be consumed with caution. Overeating is unacceptable.
Recipes of dishes
Four recipes perfect for every blood group.
Rice salad with plums
For cooking you need 100 grams of rice, 200 grams of prunes, 100 grams of tomato sauce, salt, lemon juice (squeeze one half).
Preparation:
- rinse the plums under running water, soak them in hot water;
- take out the bones, set aside the pulp;
- boil the rice and mix it with the prunes;
- add lemon juice, mix thoroughly;
- season with tomato sauce and salt.
Broth with meatballs
The dish will require 200 grams of minced (lean) meat, half an onion, salt, pepper, two hard-boiled eggs.
Preparation:
- crumble the eggs and mix them with the minced meat;
- add pepper;
- make small meatballs and dip them in boiling water;
- add onions and salt there;
- cook for 15 minutes.
Cabbage salad with apples
For this recipe you need 150 grams of white cabbage, 150 grams of apples, juice of half a lemon, olive oil, parsley, dill, salt.
Preparation:
- Grate apples and cabbage on a coarse grater. Mix;
- chop dill and parsley, add to the mixture;
- season the vegetables and herbs with lemon juice, olive oil and salt.
Pottage
To cook you will need: half a carrot, 100 grams of white cabbage, 100 grams of zucchini, half an onion, 10 grams of butter, 1 tablespoon of sour cream, salt.
Preparation:
- peel carrots and onions, rinse under running water;
- chop all the vegetables;
- put them in boiling water and cook for 10 minutes. Salt;
- after the soup is ready, add sour cream and butter.
Contraindications
It is not recommended to follow such a diet for pregnant and lactating women, people who have had heart attacks or strokes. It is not possible to adhere to a diet in the presence of viral and infectious diseases. This also applies to the rehabilitation period after surgery. You can not limit the diet for acute or chronic diseases.
Side effects
With the exclusion of any product from the diet, the following side effects can be observed:
- Avitaminosis.
- Vertigo, frequent headaches.
- Hair loss, flaking nails.
- Skin diseases.
- Bad breath.
- Prostration.
- Depression.
- Stool disorders.
- Pain in the stomach and intestines.
To avoid them, carefully study the composition of the purchased products, carefully introduce new foods into your daily consumption. Above all, never overeat.
Reviews, results before and after
- "I've been on a blood type diet for 12 months. I couldn't decide for a long time. The negative reviews were very embarrassing. However, the technique didn't fail. I'm very happy with the changes that have taken place. "
- "For a long time I have suffered from stomach and intestinal problems. I have tried different diets and opted for this technique. Of course, the result does not come in a month or two, but 10 months of restrictions are worth the result that appears. problems disappeared and I managed to lose a few extra pounds. "
- "The body began to malfunction at the age of 25. First, heart problems began, then blood vessels, gradually affected the kidneys and liver. Looking for a panacea for this, I read a"huge amount of materials on the Internet. I decided to try the blood type diet. There were no serious restrictions, which I liked very much. I felt the effect after 4 months, after 8 months the visual result became noticeable. ". Recommend ".
Get out of the diet
It was previously said that this is not really a diet. This is a complex of proper nutrition, aimed at maintaining and restoring the whole body. It is best to keep it as long as possible. But if a person cannot live even with such restrictions, it is necessary to carefully return to junk food. You can't rush and gorge yourself. Add some of your favorite treats to each of your daily meals.
The blood type diet does not imply strict restrictions. However, to get the result, you cannot relax and allow yourself to eat whatever you want. It is also advisable to support it with sports exercises.