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Eating Right for Your Blood Type

The blood type diet is based on the idea that different types of food and food groups can be beneficial or detrimental to you depending on what your blood type is.

The blood type diet was pioneered by naturopathic physician Dr. Peter DÁdamo. According to Dr DAdamo, our blood type, like the colour of our eyes, our height or our hair colour is linked to our genetic inheritance – which means that our blood type plays a part in determining the chemical reaction that occurs between our blood and the different types of foods that we eat.

The reaction that occurs involves lectins contained in foods that affect our blood. When you eat a food containing protein lectins that are incompatible with your blood type antigen, the lectins target an organ or bodily system and begin to adversely affect blood cells in that area.

The Blood Type Diet

The Blood Type Diet is based on the fact that people have one of four different blood types: A, B, O and AB.

The blood type diet recommends that you avoid or include certain foods in your diet depending on what your blood type is. Foods are divided into three categories: Highly beneficial (food that acts like Medicine), Neutral foods (food that are neither harmful nor particularly beneficial) and Foods that are not allowed (food that acts like a Poison).

The blood type diet is believed to be effective in improving many aspects of overall health including digestive problems, fatigue, allergies, weight loss and arthritis, and it is particularly useful for chronic illness.

Type O

According to the blood type diet, Type O’s are classified as high-protein meat eaters.

Their dietary recommendations are:

Allowed Foods

  • Meat
  • Fish
  • Vegetables
  • Fruit

Limited Foods

  • Grains
  • Beans
  • Legumes

Foods to Avoid for Weight Loss:

  • Wheat
  • Corn
  • Kidney beans
  • Navy beans
  • Lentils
  • Cabbage
  • Brussel sprouts
  • Cauliflower
  • Mustard greens

Foods that help with Weight Loss:

  • Kelp
  • Seafood
  • Salt
  • Liver
  • red meat
  • kale
  • spinach
  • broccoli

Type A

Type A’s overall diet profile is Vegetarian.

Their dietary recommendations are:

Allowed Foods

  • vegetables
  • tofu
  • seafood
  • grains
  • beans
  • legumes
  • fruit

Foods to Avoid for Weight Loss

  • meat
  • dairy
  • kidney beans
  • lima beans
  • wheat

Foods that Help with Weight Loss

  • vegetable oil
  • soy foods
  • vegetables
  • pineapple

Type B

According to the Blood Type diet, Type B’s are classified as Balanced Omnivores.

Their dietary recommendations are:

Allowed Foods

  • meat (no chicken)
  • dairy
  • grains
  • beans
  • legumes
  • vegetables
  • fruit

Foods to Avoid for Weight Loss

  • corn
  • lentil
  • peanuts
  • sesame
  • seeds
  • buckwheat
  • wheat

Foods that Help with Weight Loss

  • greens
  • eggs
  • venison
  • liver
  • liquorice
  • tea

Type AB

Type AB’s diet profile is classified as a mixed diet in moderation.

Their dietary recommendations are:

Allowed Foods

  • meat
  • seafood
  • dairy
  • tofu
  • beans
  • legumes
  • grains
  • vegetables
  • fruits

Foods to Avoid for Weight Loss

  • red meat
  • kidney beans
  • lima beans
  • seeds
  • corn
  • buckwheat

Foods that Help with Weight Loss

  • tofu
  • seafood
  • dairy
  • greens
  • kelp
  • pineapple

What is my blood type?

If you don’t know what your blood type is and you’d like to find out you can:

-        Ask your doctor – they may have a record of your blood type from previous blood tests.

-        Donate blood – if you donate blood, ask them to tell you what your blood type is.

-        Look at your Birth Certificate – your blood type may be listed.

-        Get a test – ask your GP for a blood type test.

More Info

Eat Right for Your Type: the official website of Dr D Adamo. Click here

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