Eating for your blood type - scientifically sound or a fad?

[GlamorganGuy]

I've read quite a bit lately about what foods you should and shouldn't eat, according to blood type. Many of the recommended things I eat anyway, but some of the things I'm advised to avoid are favourites. Anyone have experience of following this kind of regime - and does anyone know if it has a sound basis in science?

 

[vickster]

Sounds like twaddle - where did you read about it? That said a 10 second Google search throws up a bunch of hits for you to research.

Apparently I should avoid meat and have lots of carbs...which I have done completely for the last 3+ years so that's good

Apparently some American naturopath (not a medically trained doctor) came up with it, so that would make me sceptical from the outset

 

[Dogtrousers]

I'd not heard of it. It sounds utterly bonkers, and Wiki confirms that there's no evidence for it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_type_diet

However, it depends what foods it recommends. For instance my wife advocates eating foods of many different colours each day, which sounds a bit faddy. This isn't due to some inherent benefit of different coloured food - what it does is keeps you eating a variety of different veg. The colours are a kind of fun mnemonic.

So if it recommends that A+ readers eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, and A- eat plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit then it could be good. Anything that causes you to pay more attention to your diet can have benefits even if its underlying basis is nuts. (Oh hazel nuts)

 

[Tenkaykev]

I've read quite a bit lately about what foods you should and shouldn't eat, according to blood type. Many of the recommended things I eat anyway, but some of the things I'm advised to avoid are favourites. Anyone have experience of following this kind of regime - and does anyone know if it has a sound basis in science?

 

[DCLane]

Is there a track record of published scientific research, supported by peer-reviewed journals and written by appropriately qualified medical / scientific researchers?

Nope. Then it's a load of rubbish.

That's me politely paraphrasing SWMBO, who's a Registered Dietitian and a Registered Nutritionist with 30+ years of experience.

 

[Oldhippy]

Utter tosh in my opinion.

 

[Moon bunny]

Does it recommend O+ red-heads live on pork pies and ice cream? If not it can go to heck.

 

[cheys03]

It’s rubbish, bred on statistical mis-representation. Type O (the majority in UK/N. America) should eat lots of non-starchy veg and meats to lose weight apparently, avoiding grains and dairy.

Convenient that the largest blood group in that geography also has arguably the most sensible diet for losing weight.

 

[presta]

In a world full of people looking for easy answers, there's never any shortage of people making a fortune out of selling them.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

and does anyone know if it has a sound basis in science?

You’ve read quite a bit. If it’s sound then the articles will have a link to the peer reviewed science papers. No links, no science.

 

[cyberknight]

almost as bad as something i read on another cycling group
if your steady state riding if you heart rate varies its down to if you need food or drink depending on which way it goes .
99.99% of the population dont even work hard enough to get to a state of energy deficit let alone affecting your heart rate

 

[Ming the Merciless]

your steady state riding if you heart rate varies its down to if you need food or drink depending on which way it goes

If it goes up I need a pint 🍺?

 

[cougie uk]

I've read quite a bit lately about what foods you should and shouldn't eat, according to blood type. Many of the recommended things I eat anyway, but some of the things I'm advised to avoid are favourites. Anyone have experience of following this kind of regime - and does anyone know if it has a sound basis in science?

I would suspect a scam to make money for the author of it.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

I've read quite a bit lately about what foods you should and shouldn't eat, according to blood type

I would recommend reconsidering your reading habits.

"Viz", rather than whatever you read now would likely significantly improve the information content, just for instance.

 

[slowmotion]

If you eat something that isn't "suitable" for your blood type, what exactly happens? Does your left leg fall off or something?