Proper Diet For Your Blood Type

Foods You Should Be Eating (Based On Your Blood Type):

Most people think of blood groupings in terms of transfusion, but in fact a great deal of research has linked ABO groups with disease-susceptibility and diet. The naturopathic doctor, Peter D'Amaco in the US has for many years routinely used the blood types of his patients to determine their ability to deal with the different classes of food. In combinations with previous researchers' conclusions, he has noted the following patterns:

Blood Group O was the first known blood group and still predominates in several areas: most notably in isolated communities and island people who have not been infiltrated by other races. Group O people produce high levels of protein-digestive enzymes. They are best suited to small amounts of food, and the diet should be largely vegetables and fish with low fat levels. Dairy products and grains are not suitable fare for group O individuals according to this system of typing.

Blood Group A2 is thought to be the second blood group to appear in man, and initially developed in two areas. In Africa the blood group is thought to have evolved as protection against parasites, and in the far northern latitudes as a protection against severe cold. 45% of all Laplanders belong in this group, first seen 30,000 to 100,000 years ago. The incidence of group A2 is now highest in Europe. A2 people do very well on meat, seafood, grains, nuts, seeds, and vegetables.

Blood Group A1 is a much newer group, which evolved as man had to adapt to warmer climates after the ice age. It is dominant in the temperate climates of Europe and Asia above 30 degrees latitude. Around 40% of these people are fully adapted to dairy products, but all are unsuited to eating meat. They do very well on seafood, eggs, grains, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and fruit. This was the first blood group to become well-suited to a vegetarian diet.

Blood Group B appeared only 10,000 years ago, after the glacial melting which followed the ice age. This group is common in Mongolians, Indians, East Europeans and the Middle East. Group B individuals are completely adapted to dairy products and have always used fermented milk, which has no relationship in terms of food value with our present day pasteurised and long-life varieties. Abundant diets high in carbohydrate are suitable for group B. About the same time as this group developed, humans settled in communitites and began farming grains. Like group A1, these people could also successfully follow a macrobiotic diet.

Blood Group AB is the newest group which appeared well after the fourth century and probably not until the seventh century. These people are the result of parents with A and B groups and they are well adapted to all modern foods. This includes farmed meat as opposed to an O group preference for fish and low-fat wild meat. Dairy foods are well tolerated as are new vegetables such as the nightshade family: potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and aubergines, which are very common allergens in other blood groups.

"Blood Group A1.....was the first blood group to become well-suited to a vegetarian diet."