The Blood-type diet for weight loss: Know what you should eat to lose weight according to your blood group

16-02-2021

Weight loss is a long and tedious process, which requires a consideration of every factor that incorporates your health. While diet and exercise are the two most important factors for weight loss, factors such as lifestyle, which shift you work, how well you sleep, may also have a result on your weight loss efforts. Existing health conditions can also affect how much weight you gain or lose, and so can your blood type. Many people believe that a diet depending on your blood type may play a crucial role in weight loss. Different blood groups are more, or less susceptible to different diseases and conditions, research has found. This, in turn, can also affect your weight loss journey.

The role of blood group in weight loss not backed by research
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According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, there does not exist any evidence to suggest that various diets work better for people of a certain blood type, as compared to another. Another study published in PLOS found that people who followed a certain diet did see improvements in their health, but those benefits were independent of the blood type. More studies, conducted over time, have not found any specific link between blood type, and effects of weight-loss diets.

What should you eat to lose weight, according to your blood type?
Even as research has not found any evidence to back the claim, some people still believe that since blood type has a link with diseases and the risk of some, they must consume a diet as per their blood group. If you are looking to lose weight according to your blood type, here is what you must eat.
Type A blood group � According to the information on the web portal Blood type diet, people with type A blood should stick to a vegetarian diet, and try to include pure, fresh, and organic foods in their diet.

Type B blood group - People with type B blood are advised to eat diets rich in green vegetables, fruit, dairy, eggs and certain meat, including goat and lamb. Corn, wheat, buckwheat, lentils, tomatoes, peanuts, sesame seeds and chicken should be avoided by people from this blood group.

Type O blood group - People with type O blood are encouraged to eat high-protein foods, focusing on eating meat, vegetables, fruits and fish, but should limit grains, beans and legumes.

Type AB blood group - People with type AB blood are recommended to consume tofu, dairy, leafy greens and seafood; and should avoid caffeine, alcohol and all smoked or cured meats.