What is a Blood Type Diet?
The Blood Type Diet
Find your blood type and the list of foods to target and avoid.
| Blood Type | Diet Profile | Good Foods | Limited Foods | Foods to Avoid | Foods for Weight Loss |
| Type A | Vegetarian |
Vegetables |
Meat |
Vegetable Oil |
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| Type AB | Mixed diet | Meat Seafood Dairy Tofu Beans Legumes Grains Vegetables Fruits |
Red Meat |
Tofu Seafood Dairy Greens Kelp Pineapple |
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| Type B | Omnivore | Meat (except chicken) Dairy Grains Beans Legumes Vegetables Fruit |
Corn Lentils Peanuts Sesame Seeds Buckwheat Wheat |
Greens Eggs Venison Liver Licorice Tea |
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| Type O | High Protein; carnivore | Meat Fish Vegetables Fruit |
Grains Beans Legumes |
Wheat |
Kelp Seafood Salt Liver Red meat Kale Spinach Broccoli |
In his book, Eat Right 4 Your Blood Type, Peter D’Adamo introduced his theory that a person’s blood type was the most important factor in determining a healthy diet for that particular individual. According to this premise, the factors that determine what is healthy for a type A blood type would not be the same as those for a type O blood type. D’Adamo’s research and facts did an impressive job of backing up his theories, and many people found better health and not only lost weight, but were able to maintain their new weight.
Most of the population has blood type O. Here the prescribed diet is low-carbohydrate, high in proteins (such as meat and fish), and low in dairy products. The author suggests specific foods to avoid; such as avocados, brazil nuts, and oranges. Type O should also engage in lots of exercise. Blood Type A should avoid red meat, eat plenty of fish and vegetables, with a low dairy intake. Light exercise only. Blood Type B should avoid chicken and bacon, eat plenty of meat and dairy, some fish, and plenty of fruit and vegetables. Blood Type AB combines the A and B diets.
