You must have noticed: your friend claims that she is gaining weight on potatoes and the piece of meat your mother ate for another week remembers itself with a figure on the scales. The question arises: why do some people recover from seemingly harmless foods? American doctor Peter D'Adamo found the answer: according to his theory, the main difference between people is not weight, height and skin color at all, but blood type. Find out how the blood type diet works.
Diet by blood group
There are four human blood groups in nature, and therefore four types of food. Therefore, the same product can ideally adapt to one person, be useless to another and "neutral" to a third, and at the same time be the main parasite in the fourth's nutritional system.
Each blood group interacts in its own way with lecithins, the most important building blocks of cellular substances. Lecithins are found in all tissues of the human body and are regularly supplied with food. But at the same time, in terms of chemical composition, the lecithins contained, for example, in meat, differ from the lecithins in buckwheat. A blood type diet helps you choose exactly those lecithins your body needs to function happily and harmoniously. And the most important thing: the "right" lecithins are excellent helpers in such a difficult matter as losing weight.
In his research, the legendary doctor also relied on the evolutionary theory, according to which each blood group appeared at different times. Hence, their first carriers had a certain occupation, and hence taste habits. Together with Cosmo, he searches for "blood ancestors" and determines which products are necessary and important to you.
Diet for the first blood group
The first blood group was called "hunting". The correct diet for the first blood group is predictable and includes foods rich in meat proteins.
Say yes:
- Red meat;
- offal;
- protein vegetables (choose broccoli, beans and artichokes);
- fatty varieties of sea fish and seafood;
- olive oil;
- Walnuts.
to say no:
- foods rich in gluten (wheat, oats);
- dairy products with a high percentage of fat in legumes;
- any cabbage (including Brussels sprouts), as well as cauliflower.
Diet for the second blood group
Representatives of the second group are characterized as "farmers" and adherents to vegetarianism and the fruit diet. As a result, meat products are not the most desirable host of the diet for the second blood group.
Say yes:
- any vegetables;
- vegetable oils;
- cereals and grains (with extreme caution - containing gluten);
- fruits such as pineapples, apricots, grapefruits, figs, lemons, plums;
to say no:
- dairy product;
- wheat dishes;
- beans (difficult to digest due to their high protein content);
- drinks such as soda.
If you have not even thought about giving up meat, choose dietary varieties: chicken, turkey, veal. And, contrary to vegetarian advice, you can benefit from any type of lean fish.
Diet for the third blood group
The third group was called "nomads". Representatives of this group can be considered almost omnivorous - almost all products are properly perceived by their body.
Say yes:
- animal protein sources (preferably sea fish and meat);
- egg;
- any dairy products;
- cereals (except buckwheat and wheat);
- vegetables (except corn and tomatoes);
- various fruits.
to say no:
- pork and chicken;
- nuts, especially peanuts;
- olive oil;
- alcohol.
"Nomads" quite rarely suffer from overweight compared to the rest, so a diet according to the third blood group becomes, first of all, a way to regulate metabolism and maintain good health.
Diet for the fourth blood group
The owners of the fourth blood type D'Adamo called "riddles". This group is considered the youngest of all and was formed as a result of the merger of the first and second, so it combines both their pros and cons.
Say yes:
- soy in various forms (especially tofu);
- fish and caviar;
- dairy products of any fat content;
- green fruits and vegetables;
- Rice;
- berries;
- dry red wine.
to say no:
- Red meat;
- offal;
- beans in any form;
- buckwheat, corn and wheat;
- fruits such as oranges, bananas, guavas, coconuts, mangoes, pomegranates, persimmons;
- mushrooms;
- peanuts.
For "mysterious" people they are characterized by nervous instability and a weak gastrointestinal tract. But the immune system of the owners of a rare fourth group is distinguished by sensitivity and adaptability to any conditions.
According to D'Adamo, if you follow a diet based on the blood type, the elimination of excess weight will surely take place after the metabolic processes have established and the cells begin to receive building material.