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Eating for Your Blood Type

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Your blood type

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MORE a general look into your ancestral history. It is believed that each
blood type hints to a different but rich history, including where your ancestors came from,
what climate they lived in, what they did for a living, and what they ate on a daily basis.

It seems logical, then, that the four blood types respond to different foods in different ways.
Certain foods that are ideal for one blood type may lead to weight gain and disease in another.
Here, we’ll learn all about the blood type diet: B.

RELATED: Be Your Healthiest With the B Blood Type Diet

History of B Blood Type

In order to fully understand why certain foods should be avoided or eaten on the B positive
blood type diet or the B negative blood type diet, it’s helpful to understand how this blood type
evolved.

A large migration from the hot climate in Africa to the cold climate of the Himalayan highlands
—what is now part of India, Nepal, Tibet, and Pakistan—caused quite a shock to blood type A
people. It is believed that blood type B started as a mutation in response to climate change. It
rst appeared in India and in the Ural region of Asia, where there was a mix of Mongolian and
Caucasian tribes.

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Blood type B soon became a characteristic that de ned tribes of steppe dwellers as they
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moved through Asia. Their livelihood depended on domesticating animals, and so they ate a
lot of dairy and
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The B blood type is most common in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan, China,
Mongolia, Thailand, and China. As you look further west, the B blood type can be found in
people of Asian nomadic migration.

Here we can start to understand the role of the blood type diet. B blood types are exible.
They adapted from being strictly herbivorous to eating mostly dairy and meat products.
Therefore, the B positive blood type diet and the B negative blood type diet include both
vegetable and animal foods.

The Blood Type Diet: B

Type B people are exible and uid but are also prone to producing high levels of the stress
hormone cortisol. Diets high in certain toxins and lectins can increase cortisol levels, leading
to disease and in ammation.

Overall, type B people are strong, t, and mentally balanced. They are not as susceptible to
many of the diseases that plague other blood types. By following a B blood type diet, they can
live long, happy, and healthy lives.

The B blood type diet is diverse and rich in meat, dairy, fruit, vegetables, and grains. However,
there are speci c foods that should be avoided by people looking to follow a B positive blood
type diet or a B negative blood type diet.

RELATED: Important Health Risks That Come With Your Blood Type

Foods to Avoid on Blood Type Diet: B

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It all has to do with the way that certain lectins—proteins in your food—react with your blood.
The B positive blood type diet and the B negative blood type diet follow the same
recommendations. The following foods contain lectins that react badly with B blood. They can
cause weight gain and disease among B positive and B negative people.

Wheat
Buckwheat
Corn
Lentils
Peanuts
Sesame seeds
Tomatoes and ketchup
Shell sh
Chicken

The list above includes foods that are most harmful for B positive and B negative blood types.

Corn, buckwheat, sesame seeds, peanuts, and lentils cause weight gain and poor metabolic
function in people with blood type B. They lead to problems like fatigue, water retention, and
hypoglycemia.

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Nuts and seeds, including peanuts and sesame seeds, contain lectins that interfere with
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insulin production in blood type B people.
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Tomatoes can wreak havoc in the stomach lining of those with B blood types.

Wheat is known to affect insulin e ciency and prevent fat burning in people with B blood
types.

Surprisingly, chicken is one of the worst foods for those with B blood types. The muscle tissue
contains a lectin that causes agglutination. The agglutinating lectin can cause immune
disorders and even lead to stroke in blood type B people.

Other foods best avoided on the blood type diet for B types include legumes, grains (except
for rice and oats), avocados, bleu cheese, coconuts, persimmons, pomegranates, star fruit,
prickly pear, pepper, cinnamon, pepper, sesame oil, sun ower oil, and corn oil.

Best Foods for Blood Type Diet: B

The best foods for the B blood type diet.

Done right, the B negative and B positive blood type diet will facilitate weight loss, boost
energy levels, and improve overall health. The following foods react best with the blood of
those who are type B.

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Meat, especially lamb, goat, rabbit, mutton, and venison

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Deep ocean sh, including salmon, sea trout, cod, halibut, and mackerel
Green vegetables,
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 dark, leafy greens like kale, broccoli, collard greens, and
mustard greens
Most fruits, except for the ones mentioned above
Eggs
Low-fat dairy products
Rice and rice our
Oatmeal, oat our, oat bran
Ginger, curry, cayenne, and parsley

The blood type diet for B types recommends herbal tea and green tea as well as juice
prepared from the most bene cial fruits (pineapples, cranberries, grapes, plums, and
papayas). The best oil for B types to use is olive oil, while corn, sa ower, sun ower, canola,
and peanut oils should be avoided.

The best condiments for the B blood type diet include mustard, mayonnaise, jams, and jellies.
Ketchup should be avoided because tomatoes can cause harm to the stomach lining of those
with B blood types.

Conclusion
The good news is that there are way more foods that B blood types can eat than those they
should avoid. Of course, the best way to stay healthy is with a combination of healthy eating
and exercise, so don’t forget to include moderate exercise and cardio to your daily routine.
Swimming, tennis, hiking, and cycling are all great activities for B blood types.

If you are a type B, thank your lucky stars that your diet includes a wide variety of different
foods and is not as limited as the O and A blood type diets.

RELATED: Eating for Your Blood Type: A+ & A-

Sources:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/diet-not-working-maybe-its-not-your-type-
2017051211678
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