You must have noticed: your friend claims that she is getting fat from potatoes, and the piece of meat eaten by your mother for another week reminds of itself with a figure on the scales. The question arises: why do some people get better 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. Finding out how the blood type diet works.
Diet by blood type
In nature, there are four human blood groups, and therefore four types of food. Thus, one and the same product can ideally suit one person, be useless for another and "neutral" for a third, and at the same time be the main pest 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, lecithins contained, for example, in meat, differ from lecithins in buckwheat. A blood type diet helps you choose exactly those lecithins that 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 type appeared at different times. Thus, their first carriers had a certain occupation, and hence the taste habits. Together with Cosmo, search for "ancestors by blood" and determine what products are needed and important for 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 high in meat protein.
Say yes:
- red meat;
- offal;
- protein vegetables (choose broccoli, beans and artichokes);
- fatty varieties of sea fish and seafood;
- olive oil;
- walnuts.
Say no:
- foods high 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 of vegetarianism and fruit diet. Consequently, meat products are not the most desirable guest of the diet for the second blood group.
Say yes:
- any vegetables;
- vegetable oils;
- cereals and cereals (with extreme caution - gluten-containing);
- fruits such as pineapples, apricots, grapefruits, figs, lemons, plums;
Say no:
- dairy products;
- wheat dishes;
- beans (difficult to digest due to their high protein content);
- drinks like soda.
If you didn't even think about giving up meat, choose diet varieties: chicken, turkey, veal. And, contrary to vegetarian advice, you will benefit from any low-fat types of fish.
Diet for the third blood group
The third group was named "nomads". Representatives of this group can be considered almost omnivorous: almost any product is perceived by their body adequately.
Say yes:
- animal protein sources (preferably meat and sea fish);
- eggs;
- any dairy products;
- cereals (except for buckwheat and wheat);
- vegetables (except for corn and tomatoes);
- various fruits.
Say no:
- pork and chicken;
- nuts, especially peanuts;
- olive oil;
- alcohol.
"Nomads" quite rarely suffer from excess weight in comparison with the rest, therefore a diet according to the third blood group becomes, first of all, a way of regulating metabolism and maintaining good health.
Diet for the fourth blood group
The owners of the fourth blood group were called "riddles" by D'Adamo. This group is considered the youngest of all, and it was formed as a result of the merger of the first and second, therefore, it combines both their pros and cons.
Say yes:
- soybeans in various forms (especially tofu);
- fish and caviar;
- dairy products of any fat content;
- green vegetables and fruits;
- rice;
- berries;
- dry red wine.
Say no:
- red meat;
- offal;
- beans in any form;
- buckwheat, corn and wheat;
- fruits such as oranges, bananas, guavas, coconuts, mangoes, pomegranates, persimmons;
- mushrooms;
- nuts.
For "mysterious" people are characterized by nervous instability, as well as 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 according to the blood group, getting rid of excess weight will surely come after the metabolic processes are established and the cells begin to receive building material.