Blood Type AB Food, Beverage and Supplemental Lists (Paperback)

by Peter J. D'Adamo (Author), Catherine Whitney (Editor) "Type ABs need to limit the amount of meat you eat, since you do not produce enough stomach acid to effectively digest too much animal..." (more)
Key Phrases: blood type, Blood Type Diet

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Product Description
Different blood types mean different body chemistry. Carry this guide with you to the grocery store, restaurants, even on vacation to avoid putting on those extra pounds, or getting sick from eating the wrong thing. You'll never have to be without Dr. D'Adamo's reassuring guidance again. Inside you will find complete listings of what's right for Type AB in the following categories:

* meats, poultry, and seafood * oils and fats * dairy and eggs * nuts, seeds, beans, and legumes * breads, grains, and pastas * fruits, vegetables, and juices * spices and condiments * herbal teas and other beverages * special supplements * drug interactions * resources and support

Refer to this book while shopping, dining, or cooking-and soon, you will be on your way to developing a prescription plan that's right for your type.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; 1st edition (December 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425183106
• ISBN-13: 978-0425183106
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 4.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #117,805 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Is dieting an exact science?, June 19, 2002

By	"emmyhall" (Davis, CA) - See all my reviews

I think the "blood type" lifestyle is one that does work. What I can say..... is that I have been "eating right for my type" for three years now; and have maintained my weight and never feel like I am "dieting." While pregnant, I followed this plan about 80% and after I delivered, I followed it 100%. I gained 52lbs. during pregnancy and within 14 weeks, I had lost it all!! I think with any diet, you have to find the one that works best for YOU. My immediate, and most of my extended family, follow this method and it apparently works for all of them, so scientific or not, we are maintaining fabulous results. Who said dieting was an exact science anyway?

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful little book, April 27, 2009

By	Lorraine Avendaño (Iowa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a handy little reference book so that you don't have to get out the big ER4YT book every time you want to look up a particular type of food. The reason I give it a 4 and not a 5 is because I have found one or two minor differences in this book from his other books. For example, in all of his other books coffee is listed as "Highly Beneficial" for type ABs, but in this one it is listed as "Avoid." That's a big difference, and coffee-drinking is almost a national passtime! If it has changed categories, a little explanation would be helpful. But overall, the book is great and useful, and I wouldn't let one or two little differences deter from buying the book, especially at such a great price.

15 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The proof is in the pudding ..., January 4, 2004

By A Customer

While I acknowledge the truth that opinions are like a-holes...everyone has one...and I honor the right of free expression, I think some folks don't know the difference between the two. Those who blast something they haven't even tried and claim to be scientists are actually hilarious to me.

What is science? It's considering as many of the variables as possible, forming a hypothesis, carefully testing with an open mind and accurately recording the results. Those who dismiss something they haven't even tried are not scientists, they are little closed-minded robots just spouting what they've been told. Science is discovery and discovery only happens when you are capable of saying "I don't know."

The correlation between blood types and different lifestyles is overwhelming in the anecdotal literature and the true scientists are working on compiling more information for further investigation.

The bottom line is very simple. Just try it with an open mind for a goodly amount of time -- a few months would be great, but most people notice changes in the first few weeks -- really follow the guidelines for your blood type -- at least 80%-90% -- keep a journal recording what you notice (again OPEN MIND!) and THEN form an opinion.

Unless you have the stuff to really conduct your own scientific experiment, in my book, your opinion has NO credence. If you've done a truly open-minded, whole-hearted experiment for yourself and it doesn't work for you, then your opinion has some merit and I'm willing to listen. But then I keep seeing over and over again the stories of those who did their experiment skeptically, even assuming it wouldn't help them, and then being amazed at how much it did help them.

I'm just starting my experiment and I'm complying between 95%-100%, which is very easy to do. So far I have pretty good energy, less allergic stuff and slightly better digestion, but I'm just one week into my experiment, and there are other factors that may be affecting the results. A longer trial will be necessary to get solid results. The jury is still out on the diet so I haven't formed an opinion one way or the other yet.

But, as you can undoubtedly tell, I sure do have an opinion about pseudo-scientists!!!