The diet is based on the principles of the naturopathic physician James D'Adamo, who stated that blood type and human nutrition are closely related. The blood type diet is based on the postulate that over the course of the evolution of mankind, the composition of blood changed and is closely correlated with the type of food consumed by most of the population over a given period of time.
While there is some logic to this statement, there is no evidence-based scientific basis for separating nutrients by blood type. Some ideas about the correspondence of food products for people with different blood types are given by the table below for foods by blood type.
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I, I, I (V) |
IV (AB) |
Featured product | Diet red meat (lamb/beef), cod, red pike fish, olive oil, figs, beets, walnuts, pumpkin seeds. | Seafood, nuts, soybeans, rice, vegetable oil, buckwheat, artichokes, soy products, pineapple, Jerusalem artichoke, vegetables. | Olive oil, lamb, goat cheese, rabbit meat, oatmeal, flounder, mackerel, cod, rice, plum parsley, white cabbage. | Wholegrain bread, dairy products, turkey, lamb, mackerel, oatmeal, cod, corn oil, cranberries, collard greens, pineapple. |
Limited product | Fatty meats, cheeses, dairy products, cottage cheese, pasta and flour products, potatoes, corn/peanut butter, strawberries, tangerines, olives, melons, oranges, avocados. | Whole wheat bread, ketchup, mayonnaise, potatoes, apricots, cranberries. It is advisable to exclude meat and various meat products from the diet. | Wholegrain bread, beef, pork, chicken, goose, shrimp, anchovies, heart, lobster, eel, corn, sunflower, peanut butter, buckwheat, tomato, persimmon, pomegranate. | Whole milk, beef, duck, bacon, pumpkin seeds, flounder, crab, olive oil, salmon, nuts, buckwheat, banana, radish, pomegranate, avocado. |
Weight gain food | Beans, wheat, corn, cabbage/cabbage. | Dairy products, nuts, meat, wheat. | Buckwheat, corn, peanuts, lentils, sesame seeds. | Beans, corn, buckwheat, wheat, red meat. |
Weight loss food | Seafood, red meat, liver. | Soy products, vegetables, pineapple, vegetable oils. | Red meat, low fat dairy products, liver eggs, green vegetables. | Green vegetables, dairy products, seafood (excluding dried, canned, smoked and dried), soy products, pineapple. |
Diet for 1 blood type
The diet for 1 positive blood group is based on the inclusion in the food, especially products containing animal protein. In the diet of people of this blood group, it is necessary to include low-fat varieties of red meat (beef / lamb), offal (heart, liver, lung), turkey meat, sea / river fish (herring, sturgeon, trout). , halibut, perch, salmon, mackerel, cod, sardines, pike), excluding anchovies, smoked and pickled.
Other products containing animal protein (dairy products, eggs) are difficult to digest, except cottage cheese and can be consumed in very limited quantities. It is recommended to replace it with soy milk / curd, however soy products can be used as an additive, but not a base.
The diet for blood type 1 includes foods that contribute to weight loss - artichokes, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, spinach, Jerusalem artichoke, beets, leeks, radishes, spinach, broccoli, parsley, garlic, radishes, pumpkin, prunes, berriesfig. Fruit-neutral vegetables include mushrooms, zucchini, daikon, ginger, fennel, tomatoes, dill, quince, watermelon, pears, apricots, peaches, cherries, gooseberries, grapes.
Poorly digested and undesirable for weight loss: eggplant, avocado, white / red cabbage, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower, black olives, potatoes, tangerines, oranges, strawberries, strawberries, melons. Of the drinks, linden / rosehip tea, plum and pineapple juice are especially useful, as they speed up the metabolism. It is not recommended to consume chocolate, ice cream, strong coffee, cola, black tea.
Dietary recommendations for people with this blood type are given regardless of whether they have a positive or negative Rh factor. The diet for the first Rh-positive blood group is similar to the diet for the Rh-negative blood group. Below is a table that systematizes the list of recommended, neutral and prohibited products for people with 1 blood group.
Product table for the first blood group
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Diet according to blood type 2
The blood group 2 positive diet is based on plant foods and approaches a vegetarian diet. The inclusion of meat products in the diet for people who have positive / negative blood group 2 makes no sense, as they are poorly absorbed and promote fat accumulation. Sometimes you can eat skinless chicken or neutral turkey. The main sources of animal protein are seafood, fish and soy products (tofu cheese, milk).
Especially useful are: trout, carp, pike, perch, whitefish, cod, mackerel, sardines. It is recommended to eat fish along with vegetables. Dairy products, with the exception of kefir, are also undesirable in the diet. Chicken eggs in the amount of 1-2 pieces per week. From groats are useful: buckwheat, sprouted wheat grains, brown rice, bread made from sprouted wheat grains, but you can not abuse cereal products - 2-3 times a week.
The menu for the second positive blood group should be dominated by vegetables and fruits, both raw and cooked. It is highly recommended to include broccoli, garlic, pumpkin, chicory, green beans, spinach, onions, carrots, apricots, plums, grapefruit, blackberries, strawberries, lemons, cherries, pineapples, raspberries in the diet. According to reviews, the best effect is achieved when eating fruit growing in the region where you live. Various nuts (peanuts), seeds, green tea are very useful.
Products for the second blood group
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Diet according to blood group 3
The blood type 3 positive diet includes a fairly diverse range of foods. People with 3 positive/negative blood types are relatively "omnivorous" and can consume most meat and dairy products (except pork and chicken), lean fish, eggs, cereals (except wheat and buckwheat), mushrooms, nuts and almost anything. types of vegetables/fruits, except olives, corn, pumpkins, tomatoes.
Undesirable products are crustaceans and various types of molluscs, fish eggs, waterfowl eggs, sunflower oil, nuts and seeds, edible gelatin, nuts, cheese, ice cream. No less important for weight loss is the balance of the use of various types of cereals.
The use of red / white dry wine is allowed. Nutrition for the third blood group, as evidenced by reviews of practitioners of such a diet, is complete and easily tolerated. The table below provides an overview of the diet for people with this blood type.
Products for the 3rd blood group
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Diet for group 4
A moderately mixed 4 blood type positive diet - meat (turkey, lamb, rabbit), fish (sea herring, sturgeon, tuna and sardines), seafood, lactic acid products, cheese, chicken/quail eggs, olive oil, curd, soybeans, lentils and chickpeas, peanuts, walnuts, cod liver, cereals (excluding buckwheat/corn), non-sour vegetables separately and in salads (excluding bell peppers).
Nutrition of people with 4 positive / negative blood types involves the use of a wide variety of cereals (oats, rice, rye, millet, buckwheat). And wheat in diets for weight loss can be present in limited quantities or eliminated altogether. Among vegetables, unwanted tomatoes and potatoes in the food of other groups are optimal, and turnips, artichokes and peppers should be excluded. Among fruits, plum grapes and most berries are suitable.
Products for the 4th blood group
Recommended | Forbidden | Neutral |
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Allowed Products
Food intake by blood type includes:
- For people with 1 blood group - meat in the form of beef / lamb, various offal (lungs, brain, liver, heart). Mandatory in the diet is the presence of sea / river fish (sol, halibut, perch, sturgeon, mackerel, trout, herring, cod, sardines, pike). Any bread that doesn't contain gluten is well digestible - rice, soy, and rye bread. From cereals - buckwheat, rice, barley. From the group of vegetables in the diet there should be: Chinese cabbage, artichokes, beets, parsley, broccoli, Jerusalem artichoke, spinach, leeks, garlic, pumpkin, radishes, radishes; from fruits - prunes, figs, pineapple juice, prunes, which help increase metabolism. In smaller quantities are allowed: grape and apricot juice, cranberry juice, grapefruit juice. The recommended vegetable fat is olive/flaxseed oil. It is recommended to use green tea, seaweed, beer, hawthorn / chamomile infusion, red / white wine.
- For people with blood group 2 - sea / river fish (mackerel, trout, cod, perch, carp, milkfish, milkfish, sardines). Very useful are all soy products - tofu cheese, milk. Most dairy products (goat's milk, kefir, processed cheese, yogurt, Feta cheese, Mozzarella, Ricotta). The presence in the diet of flaxseed / olive oil, asparagus nuts, sprouted grains, beans, buckwheat is important. Of vegetables, it is important to include beets in the diet, Jerusalem artichoke, kohlrabi, broccoli, artichokes, onions, Romaine salad, spinach, garlic, leeks, chicory, radishes; from fruits - apricot, lingonberry, pineapple, cherry, grapefruit, cranberry, fig, blueberry, lemon, plum. Recommended drinks are water acidified with lemon juice, grapefruit juice, green tea, hawthorn / rosehip decoction, red wine.
- For people with blood group 3 - meat (veal, chicken, rabbit, lamb, lamb, game), liver, milk, dairy / fermented milk products, eggs, soy products, cereals - rice, wheat, millet, millet. The presence in the diet of fish (perch, halibut, salmon, pike, cod, mackerel, hake, sardines), vegetables (red peppers, carrots, cabbage, eggplant, parsley), mushrooms is mandatory. Useful are herbal teas, grape juice, pineapple juice, cranberry juice, cabbage juice, dry red / white wine, which are recommended to be taken in small quantities after meals.
- For people with blood type 4 - meat (lamb, turkey, rabbit), fish (hake, mackerel, pike, salmon, sardines, cod, perch), cod liver, lactic acid, cheese, olive oil, bean curd, walnuts, and peanuts, various cereals (rice, oatmeal), rye and soy breads. Vegetables in the diet should include eggplant, cauliflower, cucumber, parsley, broccoli, radishes, garlic, beans, celery. Fruits such as cherries, lemons, pineapples, grapefruit and grape juice, kiwi, plums are beneficial. Recommended drinks include green tea, chamomile, hawthorn, and mint tea.
Fully or partially limited products
An individual's diet by blood type excludes the following foods:
- For people with the first blood group - pork and goose. It is not recommended to consume smoked fish, any caviar, large amounts of butter, chicken eggs and dairy products. It is forbidden to use cottage cheese, dairy products, processed cheese, whey, whole / diluted cow's milk. Excluded from the diet: white bread, cereals from whole grain cereals, corn and oatmeal, cottonseed, peanuts, corn, vegetable oil, tomato sauce, spices. Unwanted vegetables: eggplant, cabbage, mushrooms, potatoes, black olives.
- For people with blood group 2 - some types of fish (flounder, anchovies, herring, halibut, beluga), caviar, smoked salmon, seafood (squid, octopus, crab, lobster, shrimp), crayfish, oysters. It is not recommended to use butter, whole/skimmed milk, cream and hard cheeses, ice cream, milkshakes, white bread, kefir, yogurt, processed cheeses, goat's milk, pastries, cereals. From fat, cottonseed, corn, peanuts, sesame vegetable oil, margarine, butter, solid animal fats should be excluded from the diet. It is not recommended to consume certain types of vegetables and fruits, as well as tomato / orange juice, cocktails with vodka, beer, coca-cola, soda drinks, black tea.
- For people with blood group 3 - pork, chicken, goose, fish caviar, peas, buckwheat and wheat, peas, crab, hard cheese, pumpkin seeds. Excluded from vegetables: radishes, tomatoes, radishes. The use of sunflower oil, white / black pepper, ice cream, persimmon and pomegranate, alcoholic beverages is not allowed.
- For people with blood group 4 - pork, goose, veal, ham/bacon, butter, seafood. It is not allowed to consume sunflower oil, apple cider vinegar, corn, buckwheat, wheat, sunflower seeds. From vegetables/fruits that are prohibited: radishes, radishes, peppers, oranges, mangoes.
Menu (Power Mode)
The food menu is organized based on a list of recommended foods for people with different blood types. The diet is ordinary, there are no restrictions on the methods of processing culinary products.
pros and cons
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Opinions and results of blood type diet
Nutrition by blood type, as evidenced by reviews of individuals who practice this diet, causes a lot of controversy, both in terms of proving this theory and in its application. Therefore, it is difficult to draw unambiguous conclusions. Opinions of people on this diet differ: some manage to lose extra weight, while others do not change their weight.