Disadvantages of Food For Blood Type

March 30, 2009 By stan Leave a Comment

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For most people, including clinicians and researchers, the role of blood type is only limited to blood transfusions. However, a fewer are aware that blood types can even influence an individual’s diet patterns, work out regimen, individual behavior, personality, and even illnesses that an individual might be susceptible in future, a concept termed as food for blood type. Researched and developed by Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo, a naturopath physician, food for blood type is unarguably is one the most unorthodox or a non-conventional approach to diet and nutrition that has attracted some serious reviews in the recent years. The concept is based on the idea that your blood type is enough to determine foods that are beneficial for your health and foods that you must avoid.

According to Dr. D’Adamo, every blood type originated at different periods of time, at different places and in different circumstances. For example, Type O was in existence when people were mostly hunters. Presence of Type O blood type facilitated effective digestion of meat. On the other hand, blood type A originated when people relied on agriculture as their means of living.

During this period, people primarily consumed vegetables, fruits, and dairy products. Evolution of type A blood type happened to facilitate the digestion of these foods. As per food for blood type theory, nutritional requirements and the ability to digest foods are different for every blood type.
More than anything else, blood type diet theory promises an improvement in the natural genetic rhythm of an individual and a healthy life, due to which many people, including celebrities like Liz Hurley are getting themselves enrolled into the program. Interestingly, there are certain points about food for blood type theory that experts consider as some major disadvantages of this concept.

1.Foremost, Dr. D’Adamo does not provide any scientific or experimental evidence to validate his recommendations about blood type diet. Rather, the physician seems to rely upon some complicated assumptions and unproven theories such as the theory of lectins. Lectins are a group of glycoproteins that are present in foods. According to food for blood type theory, each blood type differs in its abilities to digest or assimilate these lectins. This means lectins that are good for one blood type might be harmful for others. If unrelated lectins enter the blood stream, they tend to attach to the red blood cells causing their clumping or agglutination. If such agglutination occurs inside the organ, it can evoke an inflammatory response and can even result in serious tissue injury. However, as per the available literature, lectins interact equally with all the blood type antigens. Furthermore, lectins are destroyed easily either during the process of cooking or when they interact with the acidic environment present inside the stomach.

2.According to Dr. D’Adamo, blood type of an individual even affects the secretion of digestive juices and other enzymes inside the stomach and intestine. For example, digestive system in type O individuals contains increased concentration of hydrochloric acid inside the stomach. Similarly, the concentration of enzymes is higher in these individuals. On the other hand, individuals with type AB blood contain an extremely sensitive digestive system with alarmingly low levels of acid and other digestive juices. Again, there exists no scientific rationale behind any of these observations.

3.According to some prominent physicians, people following a food for blood type diet might experience nutritional disorders. The reason is these people get depleted of some important supplements, vitamins, and minerals. For example, dairy and poultry products must be completely avoided by Type O individuals. This results in depletion of calcium and other vital elements inside the body causing conditions such as osteoporosis. On the contrary, Type A individuals entirely rely upon vegetables and fruits. Such persons can experience debilitating muscles. In addition, in persons following Type O diet, cardiologists even predict a greater incidence of cardiovascular diseases due to excessive consumption of red meat.

4.Another contradiction about food for blood type theory is the confusion when it comes to diet recommendations made for individuals with blood type AB. According to Dr. D’Adamo, type AB is one of the rarest blood groups present in only 5% of individuals. These individuals have an extremely sensitive digestive system and should consume a combination of diet pattern followed by type A and type B individuals. Interestingly, diet of type A individuals is strictly vegetarian, while type B individuals can consume lean meat, poultry and dairy products in moderate quantities.

5.Food for blood type theory includes a large number of exceptions and exclusions in terms of foods that can be consumed. Dr. D’Adamo has divided foods into 16 different categories that are again categorized into beneficial, neutral and foods to be avoided. All this entire classification makes it difficult for an individual to remember and follow the specific blood type diet chart, particularly when one is attending social events or going out to a restaurant. In addition, Dr. D’Adamo even recommends a number of nutritional supplements to maintain a balanced diet.

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