Blood Type Diet - Type B

Michael Lam, MD, MPH

www.DrLam.com

The sturdy and alert Type Bs are usually able to resist many of the most severe
diseases common to modern life, such as heart disease and cancer. In fact, a Type B
who carefully follows the recommended diet can often bypass severe disease and
live a long and healthy life. Type Bs are more prone to immune-system disorders
such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Type B Diet is balance and wholesome, including a wide variety of foods.

For Type Bs, the biggest factors in weight gain are corn, buckwheat, lentils, peanuts
and sesame seeds. These foods have different lectin that affect the efficiency of the
metabolic process, resulting in fatigue, fluid retention, and hypoglycemia. The
gluten lectin in wheat germ and whole wheat products also adds to the problems
cause by other metabolism-slowing foods.

It is important to leave off chicken for Type Bs. Chicken contains a Blood Type B
agglutinating lectin in its muscle tissue, which attack the bloodstream and
potentially lead to strokes and immune disorders. Type Bs thrive on deep-ocean
fish, but should avoid all shellfish. The shellfish contain lectins that are disruptive
to the Type B system.

Type B is the only blood type that can fully enjoy a variety of dairy foods. Most
nuts and seeds (especially peanuts, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds) are not
advised for Type Bs., they contain lectins that interfere with Type B insulin
production.

Wheat is not tolerated well by most Type Bs. They contain a lectin that reuce
insulin efficiency and failure to stimulate fat "burning". Rye contains a lectin that
settles in the vascular system, causing blood disorders and potentially strokes. Corn
and buckwheat are major factors in Type B weight gain, they contribute to a
sluggish metabolism, insulin irregularity, fluid retention, and fatigue.

Eliminate tomatoes completely from Type B diet. It has lectins that irritate the
stomach lining. Fruits and vegetables are generally well tolerated and should be
taken generously.

Michael Lam, MD, MPH

www.DrLam.com
Characteristics of Type B - Best on Balanced Omnivores Diet
Most Food
Comments Food not allowed
Beneficial allowed
 These meats Chicken, Cornish
contains a Type B hens, Duck, Goose,
blood agglutinating Patridge, Quail,
lectin. Pork
These meats help to lamb, mutton,
Meat and
boost the immune Venison,
Poultry
system Rabbit
Beef,
Give up chicken,
Pheasant,
but use these meats
Turkey,
instead
Veal
All kinds
Cod, Salmon,
Deep-ocean fish except
Flounder,
and white fish are those
Halibut, Sole,
great for Type Bs listed not
Trout
allowed
All Shellfish (crab,
shrimp, lobster,
Seafood mussels, oysters,
These seafood are
crayfish, clam, etc),
poorly digested by
Anchovy,
Type Bs. They are
Barracuda, Beluga,
disruptive to the
Eel, Frog, Lox,
Type B system.
Octopus, Sea bass,
Snail, Striped bass,
Turtle, yellowtail
Type B is the only
blood type that can Cottage
fully enjoy a cheese,
variety of dairy Farmer, Feta, All kinds
American cheese,
foods. That's Goat cheese except
Blue cheese, Ice
Dairy because the and milk, those
cream, string
primary sugar in Kefir, listed not
cheese
the Type B antigen Mozzarella, allowed
is D-galactosamine, Ricotta, Milk,
the very same sugar Yogurt
present in milk.
Fats The oils not Olive Canola, Corn,
allowed contain Cottonseed, Peanut,
lectins that are Safflower, Sesame,
damaging to the Sunflower
 Type B digestive
tract.
Most nuts and
Cashews, Filberts,
seeds are not All kinds
Pine, Pistachio,
advisable for Type except
Peanuts, Pumpkin
Nuts Bs. They contain those
seeds, Sesame
lectins that interfere listed not
seeds, Sunflower
with Type B insulin allowed
seeds
production
Lentils, garbanzos,
These beans
black-eyed peas,
interfere with the
Beans Beans (pintos,
production of
aduke, Azuki,
insulin for Type Bs.
Black)
Grains Wheat (bran, germ
bulgur, durum,
Wheat reduce whole and white),
insulin efficiency Shredded wheat,
and failure to Cream of wheat or
stimulate fat any products such
"burning" in Type as flour, bread and
Bs noodles made with
these grain
products
Rye contain a lectin Rye and any
that settles in the products such as
vascular system flour, bread and
causing blood noodles made with
disorders and these grain
potentially strokes. products
Buckwheat, Corn
These contribute to (cornflakes,
a sluggish cornmeal) and any
metabolism, insulin products such as
irregulariry, fluid flour, bread and
retention and noodles made with
fatigue. these grain
products
Millet, All kinds Amaranth, Barley,
Oatmeal except Kasha, Seven-
(Bran, flour), those grain, Wild rice,
 Puffed Rice,
listed not
Rice (bran, Couscous
allowed
flour), Spelt
Bagels, Muffins
Bread (Brown
All kinds (Corn and Bran),
rice, Essence,
except Bread (Multi-grain
Ezekiel,
Bread those Rye, Whole wheat),
WASA), Fin
listed not Soba Nooldes,
Crisp, Millet,
allowed Wild Rice,
Rice cakes
Couscous
This vegetable
contain a lectins
that irritage the Tomatoes
stomach lining of
Type Bs.
This vegetable has
insulin- and
metabolism- Corn
upsetting lectins for
Type Bs
Vegetables The mold in this
can trigger allergic Olive
reactions
These vegetables
contain Artichoke,
All kinds
magnesium, an Avocado, Corn,
except
important antiviral Green leafy Olives, Pumpkin,
those
agent to help Type vegetables Radishes, Sprouts,
listed not
Bs fight off viruses Tempeh, Tofu,
allowed
and autoimmune Tomato
diseases
Fruits Pineappple has
enzymes that help
Type Bs to digest Pineapples
their food more
easily.
Avoid these fruits Coconuts,
for they interfere Persimmons,
with your digestive Pomegranates,
system Prickly pear,
Rhubarb, Starfruit
 All kinds
Bananas,
except
Cranberries,
those
Grapes,
listed not
Papaya, Plums
allowed
Barley malt
Sweet herbs tend to
sweeteners, corn
be stomach irritants
syrup, Cornstarch,
to the Type Bs
Cinnamon
All kinds
Ginger,
except
Type B do best horseradish,
Spices those
with warming herbs curry, cayenne
listed not
pepper
allowed
Allspice, Almond
Avoid these spices extract, Gelatin,
also Pepper (black and
white)
Condiments Ketchup
Aloe, Coltsfoot,
Corn silk,
Ginger, Fenugreek,
Generally Type Bs
Peppermint, Gentian,
don't reap
Raspberry Goldenseal, Hops,
overwhelming
leaf, Rose Linden, Mullein,
benefits from most
hips, Sage, Red clover,
herbal teas.
Green Teas Rhubarb, Senna,
Shepherd's purse,
Beverages Skullcap
This is highly
recommended for
Type Bs because it
Ginseng
seems to have a
positive effect on
the nervous system.
This has antiviral Distilled liquor,
Licorice
properties. Seltzer water, Soda
The Blood Type Diet® - Type B

START ME ON THIS DIET

Loves

• Food tastes great

• No counting or calculating
• Easy to Prepare Meals
• Fits into my busy schedule
• I feel Healthier

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• Results took longer

• Takes too much time to prepare meals
• I cant eat what I want
• Too Hard to Stick With
• I am starving all the time!

Nutritionist Ratings
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Bread, Pasta & Sweets (carbs)

limited

Red Meat
in moderation
Fruits & Vegetables
in moderation

Milk & Dairy

in moderation

Alcohol
sometimes
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Fast Weight Loss

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Feeling Healthier
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Simple Rules
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Affordable
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The Blood Type Diet - Type B

Do you respond to stress with creativity and have a strong immune system? These
are some characteristics of people with type B blood. This plan suggests that your
blood type provides the blueprints in your body that determine eating habits, food
aversions, allergies, medical conditions, and even the ability to metabolize food and
burn calories. If you eat according to what your blood type prefers, then you will be
able to perform at optimal levels and lose weight in the process.

Different foods introduce substances into the body called lectins. Depending on
your blood type, certain lectins are welcomed by your immune system, while others
aggravate it. The theory here is if you only eat foods that contain compatible lectins,
then your body can remain balanced and at a healthy weight.

Since type B blood is considered to represent balance, people with type B blood
(type B's) can eat a wide variety of foods without having to consider avoiding entire
food groups, as is necessary with some other blood types.

What makes The Blood Type B Diet a different

Weight Loss Plan?
This is a very unique approach to weight loss that requires particular attention to
detail and demands a lot of the dieter.

In the end, though, they recommend you lose weight by cutting out processed foods
and limiting portion size.

What is The Blood Type Diet - Type B?

This diet was created by Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, a second-generation naturopathic
doctor. He and his father have compiled information on blood types for decades and
have applied this research to create very specific guidelines for diet, exercise and
supplement use. By eating according to your blood type, the Blood Type B Diet
promises to help you avoid infections and disease, eliminate toxins and lose weight.

Type B is believed to have developed somewhere between 10,000-15,000 B.C. near

where India is today. Type B blood represents "the most clearly defined geographic
distribution" and is found to be very common in ancient Jewish family lines. All of
these claims (and numerous others) are based on history, ancestry, evolution and
some scientific evidence.

Each Blood Type Diet has a strict regimen that includes meal planning (with three
days of sample menus and recipes), supplement advice, and stress, exercise and
personality profiling. Lists of foods (labeled "highly beneficial," "neutral" or
"avoid") that encourage weight gain and loss are provided, as are tables and lists to
help you organize food options and how often you should be eating certain foods
(for example, type B's should consume muffins less than once a week).

A registered dietitian designs sample menus and recipes for you on this diet. The
menus are offered in "standard" and "weight control" forms (weight control just
means less food at each meal). Recipes are low calorie and include natural and
whole ingredients (no processed foods on this diet!). Dishes include Yogurt-Herb
Cheese and Fettuccine Alfredo. Sugar sweetened foods that contain white sugar,
brown sugar, honey or molasses are allowed in moderation. Alcohol is not
recommended for initial weight loss.

During maintenance, white wine, red wine and beer are considered "neutral" and are
allowed in moderation. Distilled alcohol is never allowed.

A typical day on the "weight control" menu looks like:

Breakfast: puffed rice with goat's milk

Lunch: Lunch: 1/2 cup of water packed tuna and 1 slice of bread

Snack: low fat yogurt with raisins

Dinner: broiled fish with steamed vegetables, roasted yams with rosemary and
mixed fresh fruit

What are the weight loss expectations?

The goal of the Blood Type B Diet is to optimize health and body performance
through food choices and corresponding exercise regimens. Weight loss results are
said to be noticeable within two weeks, but how much is not specified.
Is exercise promoted?

Blood type B requires balanced physical exercise; a combination of aerobic activity

with mental relaxation. Type B's also respond well to team and group activities.
Type B's should exercise 3 times a week for 30-60 minutes depending on the
activity. Recommendations include: aerobics, tennis, hiking, jogging, tai chi, yoga
and swimming.

Are supplements recommended on the Blood Type Diet - Type B?

Various vitamin and herbal supplements are recommended; however vitamins and
herbs that can benefit one blood type may be harmful to others. The supplement
focus for blood type B includes improving brain clarity and focus. The
recommended Blood Type B Diet supplements include magnesium, licorice and
digestive enzymes.

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