Freak You Out? The Blood Type Diet
Now I've heard everything. Base a diet on calories in, calories out. Eat just grapefruit. Go on a seafood diet (see food? eat it). But here's a new one. Researchers now think a diet based on your blood type could help you hack off the pounds. Depending on individual blood type, one expert says, "Each individual reacts differently to substances called lectins , which are present on the surface of all plant and animal foods." The scientist, Peter D’Adamo, a naturopathic physician, and a believer in in the ABO blood group system, maintains that "eating the wrong foods for your blood type creates problems that lead to inflammation, weight gain and disease," according to medicaldaily.com. To support his theory, D’Adamo points out that "the different populations of intestinal microbiota – the bacteria in your gut -- persist from ancient adaptations to different food supplies as humans migrated across the globe ." It's a little c...