My trainer was telling me that certain blood types require certain meats more. For instance if you are an "O" blood type you need more red meat. And some blood types are more acidic etc
Does anyone have insight to this ?
I work in a hospital (lab)Type A
should basically stick to fruits and vegetables (high carbs / low fat).They have thicker blood than other blood types, a sensitive immune system,and should not consume dairy products, animal fats and meats. They are ata heightened risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer.
Type B
should consume a balanced diet (fruits and vegetables, grains, fish, dairy, meat,but avoid chicken). They have the best chance of bypassing or overcomingeveryday types of diseases, including heart disease and cancer.
Type A/B
should consume a mostly vegetarian diet, and only on rare occasions somefish, meat (no chicken), and dairy.
Type 0
should basically stick to a high protein diet (including red meat), low carbs, andenriched with fruits and vegetables. They should limit the intake of wheat germ,whole wheat products, corn, and avoid dairy products and most nuts.Type O types are commonly affected with hypothyroidism, high stomach acid(leading to ulcers), and thinner blood with greater resistance to blood clotting.TYPE
TYPE O Have lectins that cause agglutination (clotting) of blood cells in someone with the wrongblood type, which in turn may create serious liver or kidney problems as visible under a microscope. (Lectinsare sugar-containing proteins found on the surface of some foods, which may cause various molecules andsome types of cells to stick together).Also elevated urine indican levels - prevalent in many gastrointestinal diseases such asceliac disease, diverticulitis, pancreatic insufficiency, inflammatory bowel diseases and others - can also beattributed to specific blood types affecting the interactions of foods with intestinal bacteria, and creatingpolyamine abnormalities. In addition, different blood types - according to Peter D'Adamo - affect the body'ssecretory performance in respect to digestive juices, whereby a Type O for instance is capable of producinghigher than average stomach acid levels, which could lead to a greater incidence of gastric ulcers.How do different Blood Types compare to various medical conditions?There are some known blood type / disease - risk associations, where for instance Blood Type O individualshave a marginally higher incidence of ulcers / and infections compared to Blood Type A, with perniciousanemia, diabetes, or certain types of cancer being more prevalent with Blood Type A or B. In 2009, a Bostonstudy confirmed findings from several decades earlier suggesting a blood type / malignancy risk association,whereby the chances of developing pancreatic cancer for instance were 32% higher for those with Type Ablood, 51% greater for Type A-B, and 72% higher for Type B blood.Blood Types O and B also have greater susceptibility to infectious diseases such as scarlet fever, cholera,typhoid, or the bubonic plague, while Type A shows greater susceptibility to the smallpox virus, and it is moreprone to blood clotting. Blood-sucking insects (that carry diseases) prefer Type O blood.How does that help doctors and their patients?Unfortunately, it doesn't. For instance, gastritis modestly prevails in blood groups A and O, so with morethan 80% of the world population being part of the A or O group, not only would it be impractical or pointlessto suggest dietary changes for preventive or therapeutic purposes, but what should the recommendations be?Since there is such a big variety of possible causes for gastritis, there are no universal therapeutic or dietarysolutions that are practical and can be safely applied to such a large percentage of the population. The samecircumstances apply when trying to formulate diets around blood types for any other medical disorders, asnot one single disease is exclusive to one particular blood type.Ever since first becoming aware of the "eat-right-for-your-type" proposition, I was as curious and intrigued asmany other researchers and practitioners to clinically apply those theories by comparing patients' blood typesto their medical disorders - looking for trends or a pattern.It quickly became apparent that high blood sugar, high blood pressure, or high stomach acid types sharedthe same blood groups with those exhibiting low blood sugar, low blood pressure, or low stomach acid. Asexpected, the same applied to people with a lifelong tendency for weight gain, weight loss, nearsightedness,farsightedness..., as well as other "hyper" versus "hypo" conditions, so at this time, blood types don't serve as a helpful screening method.How do different Blood Types compare to a patient's chemical / nutritional profile?Since the "eat-right-4-your-type" concept mainly focuses on dietary lifestyles being matched to blood groups,it would stand to reason that blood types should match the chemical and nutritional profiles of an individual -sort of like the Metabolic Typing of patients - where diets are adjusted according to someone's biochemicalor genetic make-up.Unfortunately, there is no practical or clinical match whatsoever - just like eye color and hair color are nota practical or clinical indication of a person's present or future medical risks (other than those with blue eyesor red hair being more prone for sun damage). Years ago, plotting an individual's Biorhythm was anotherpopular concept that had its followers track someone's physical, intellectual and emotional well-being ( tryingto identify critical days), although this method equally lacked scientific support.Some people claim that since following the "eat-right-for-your-type'' recommendations, they had lost weight,or felt otherwise better, however when asked about any specific changes made, they invariably consistedof lifestyle changes that are universally considered to be beneficial - regardless of someone's blood type -such as eating more fresh, unprocessed, and healthier foods, while cutting out junk food, and/or eliminatingfoods which either cause, or have an unfavorable impact on specific medical problems one is suffering from.
Avoiding food sources that someone has an intolerance or allergy to will certainly have a positive impact onsomeone's health, but the need to do so has either a genetic basis involving a compromised immune system,or it develops as a result of an abnormal gut flora, which can happen with all blood types, not just certainblood groups as claimed by "eat-right-for-your-blood type" proponents. Subsequently, this does not support,but rather discredit the Blood Type Diet concept. Proponents of the Blood Type Diet also claim that:"Blood Type O is commonly affected with hypothyroidism, high stomach acid [leading to ulcers], and thinner blood."These, and other claims turn the susceptibility to a medical disorder into people with a specific blood groupbeing "commonly affected" by those conditions. While those with fair skin are more prone to sun damagethan dark-skinned individuals, using the "blood type" analogy is like saying that the trait itself causes the sundamage, while neglecting to mention that all skin types can end up with sun damage from overexposure.
Ulcers are not caused by high acid, but the destruction of the protective mucus layer of the stomach throughvarious substances or bacteria. For instance, an H. Pylori infection actually reduces stomach acid levels --however this does not prevent it from being a leading cause of ulcers. Whether developing from dietary,genetic, or other causes, the same medical conditions appear and disappear across all blood groups, but theywould have to dominate specific blood types over a lifetime according to the premises of the Blood Type Diet.Blood Types don't change, so recommended Diets according to the"Eat right 4 your Type / Blood Type Diet" concept remain fixed anddon't change either, however many medical conditions change overa lifetime, and as a result require a change in medications and Diet.When considering the proposed link between "Type O" and higher stomach acid levels -- it would certainlyhelp if the people who come up with these novel ideas actually took the time and measured the stomachacid levels in those with different blood groups so they could speak from experience instead of simply makingthings up while writing a book. Not only are high and low stomach acid levels found with every blood type,but low levels commonly outnumber high levels, with Blood Type O being no exception.At the same time, the question of whether someone is better off following a mostly vegetarian, rather thana mixed, or more meat-based diet, should be equally based on an individual's biochemical make-up or organfunctions - which are ultimately affected by any such diet - rather than on blood types (where "Type A" is supposed to avoid animal products). There is nothing worse than seeing a protein-starved, iron-deficient,and anemic patient who was made to believe that following a fad diet outlined in a book would resolve all ofone's medical complaints.Health problems are not predetermined by blood types; only the reduced resistance to some diseases canat times be attributed to a particular blood group. The ultimate Achilles heel of the Blood Type Diet lies inthe fact that most medical conditions have a genetic basis, but they can be equally affected by pathogens,medications, toxic exposure, trauma, and a variety of other factors.
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