Weight-Loss Diet for People with Blood Type AB

According to the book “Eat Right for Your Type” written by Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo, a weight-loss strategy for every individual should take into consideration his blood type. The blood type provides the key to the body’s immune, metabolic, and hormonal systems.

It also offers the best solution to staying healthy and getting rid of excess weight, but only if people with particular blood types adhere to a diet that is genetically designed for them.

Individuals with blood type AB carry the most modern blood genes that have emerged about 10 - 12 centuries ago from the intermingering of type A Caucasians with type B Mongolians. This blood type is rare, so people carrying it currently represent less than 5 percent of the world population. Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo describes type ABs as “the perfect metaphor for modern life: complex and unsettled”, because they have the most complicated and often perplexing blood type identity. Carriers of blood type AB can be characterized as following:
-   dairy eaters;
-   soy and fish eaters;
-   possess a sensitive digestive system;
-   have a flexible response to changing environment and diet;
-   need a balance between physical, spiritual, and mental activities to stay lean and alert;
-   have a strong and tolerant immune system with an enhance ability to fight infections;
-   are potentially susceptible to different types of cancers, allergies, and autoimmune disorders, such as lupus or arthritis;

A weight-loss approach of type ABs reflects the mixed inheritance of their A and B genes. Just like for type As, red meat in large amounts is not recommended for them, since fish and dairy products are the most appropriate sources of protein for the metabolic system of ABs. Just like type Bs, they are prone to hypoglycaemia and do not react well to corn, buckwheat, sesame seeds, and beans. If type ABs want to lose weight, they also have to avoid wheat and other gluten-containing grains.

To sum up, if people with blood type AB want to get rid of excess pounds, they should avoid the following foods containing toxic for them lectins:
-   whole wheat, rye, and oatmeal products (all of which contain harmful gluten that can make their tissues acidic, decrease metabolism, and blocks the conversion of calories into energy);
-   corn and buckwheat (slow digestive processes, cause hypoglycaemia, and promote fat gain);
-   lima and kidney beans (slow metabolic rate and cause hypoglycaemia);
-   seeds (cause hypoglycaemia);
-   red meat (poorly digested, toxifies the digestive system, promote weight gain).

Foods that aid efficient metabolism and encourage weight loss in type ABs are:
-   seafood (except for sole and flounder), especially snails, tuna, rainbow trout, and sardines;
-   cultured and soured dairy products, such as cottage cheese, sour cream, kefir and yogurt;
-   eggs;
-   tofu; and
-   green vegetables, especially beet leaves, broccoli, and parsley.

Sample weight-loss menu for people with blood type AB:

Breakfast: 2 poached eggs, 1 slice of non-gluten bread with cottage cheese, 1 grapefruit, and a glass of water with lemon.

Lunch: Tofu-pesto lasagne, garden salad, and a glass of herbal tea.

Snack: yogurt sweetened with fruit juice, tofu cheesecake, and a cup of coffee.

Dinner: Broiled salmon, brown rice, stir-fried vegetables, and a glass of kefir.

Robin Harper