You've probably noticed: your girlfriend claims to be gaining weight from potatoes, and the piece of meat your mother ate for another week reminds of herself with a figure on the scales. The question arises: why do some people get better from seemingly harmless foods? The American doctor Peter D'Adamo found the answer: according to his theory, the main difference between people is not the weight, height and color of the skin at all, but the blood type. Find out how the diet works by blood type.
Blood type diet
There are four human blood types in nature and therefore four types of food. In this way, the same product can ideally suit one person, be useless to another and "neutral" to a third, and at the same time be the main pest in the fourth's food 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, chemically, the lecithins contained in meat, for example, differ from the lecithins in buckwheat. A blood type diet helps you choose exactly the lecithins your body needs to function happily and harmoniously. And most importantly: "the right" lecithins are excellent helpers in such a difficult issue as weight loss.
In his study, the legendary doctor also refers to the evolutionary theory, according to which each blood group appears at a different time. Thus, their first bearers had a certain occupation, and hence taste habits. Together with Cosmo, look for "ancestors by blood" and determine which products are necessary and important for you.
Diet for the first blood group
The first blood group is called "hunting". Proper nutrition 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 supporters of vegetarianism and fruit diet. Therefore, meat products are not the most desirable guest of the diet for the second blood group.
Say yes:
- all kinds of vegetables;
- vegetable oils;
- cereals and cereals (with extreme caution - containing gluten);
- fruits such as pineapples, apricots, grapefruits, figs, lemons, plums;
Say no:
- dairy products;
- wheat dishes;
- beans (difficult to digest due to high protein content);
- drinks such as soda.
If you have not even thought to give up meat, choose dietary varieties: chicken, turkey, beef. And contrary to vegetarian advice, you can take advantage of any type of lean fish.
Diet for the third blood group
The third group is called "nomads". Representatives of this group can be considered almost omnivorous: almost any product is perceived by their body adequately.
Say yes:
- sources of animal protein (preferably meat and sea fish);
- eggs;
- all kinds of dairy products;
- cereals (except buckwheat and wheat);
- vegetables (except maize and tomatoes);
- different fruits.
Say no:
- pork and chicken;
- nuts, especially peanuts;
- olive oil;
- alcohol.
"Nomads" quite rarely suffer from overweight compared to others, which is why the diet according to the third blood group is primarily a way to regulate metabolism and maintain good health.
Diet for the fourth blood group
The owners of the fourth blood group D'Adamo called it "mysteries". This group is considered the youngest of all and was formed as a result of the merger of the first and second, which is why 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;
- Forest fruits;
- dry red wine.
Say no:
- red meat;
- offal;
- beans in any form;
- buckwheat, corn and wheat;
- fruits such as oranges, bananas, guava, coconuts, mangoes, pomegranates, persimmons;
- mushrooms;
- nuts.
For the "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 characterized by sensitivity and adaptability to all conditions.
According to D'Adamo, if you follow a diet according to blood type, the removal of excess weight will certainly come after the establishment of metabolic processes and the cells begin to receive building material.