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Eat Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer and Acheiving Your Ideal Weight
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Eat Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer and Acheiving Your Ideal Weightby Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, Catherine Whitney, Peter J. D'Adamo, and Catherine Whitney
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451 of 524 people found the following review helpful: "Eat well and exercise" with yet another twist., January 23, 2000 Reviewer:Ethan Blansett (Eugene, Oregon) - Any book that inspires so many reviews and gets so many people thinking about their health deserves at least three stars. According to many of the reviews, the success of a diet book can be gauged on the number of pounds lost since reading it. I read Nutrition for Dummies about a year ago, lost 30 pounds and I feel great! How did I do it? I ate healthy foods, avoided unhealthy foods, and started exercising more. So what about all the popular diet books, including this one? In the words of a now famous and probably quite rich doctor, "Many of these (diet) books are full of bunk and hokum, with a lot of unnecessary rules and regulations." You'll find this on pg. 343 of this book in reference to diet books suggesting you combine certain foods for better digestion. Dr. D'Adamo instead feels that adherence to an extensive list of foods according to your blood type will enable you to avoid many viruses, lose weight, 'fight back' against cancer, heart disease, etc., and 'slow down' the aging process. I give this book three stars because I believe that following this diet will achieve exactly that. I give this book three stars because I also believe that any other book on nutrition will lead to the same results. You'll notice that all these books have the same hidden theme. Eat whole grains, lean meats, vegetables and fruits, beans, nuts; natural and unrefined foods. Avoid double bacon cheeseburgers, fries, milkshakes, Twinkies, ice cream, Snickers, cakes, potato chips, and hot dogs. Stop watching so much T.V. Get off of the couch and get some exercise. I know I'm getting carried away, but do you see the point? It doesn't take a Dr. to figure out how to improve the average American's health. Keeping all this in mind, this is a brilliant book! It's too hard for the average American to follow a vague rule like "Eat well and exercise." It slowly slips your mind like all the other New Year Resolutions. Oh yeah, I'm going to do more romantic things for my wife this year. But hey, a shiny red and white book just came out! Everyone's talking about it! It's got a catchy title, a new twist, scientific sounding explanations, and every food I should eat is listed for me. What fun! It's just like a game. Now feeding your extended family on Thanksgiving is like one of the logic puzzles you used to do in grammar school. You know what foods to eat but your old recipes are mixing them all up? No fear, Dr. D'Adamo has a cookbook for you to buy. What if you just want a snack after yoga, swimming, skateboarding, bunjee jumping, or whatever your blood type desires? No fear, Dr. D'Adamo has energy bars for you to buy, idealized for your blood type. I don't mean to imply that he's just trying to make a buck with a bunch of bunk, as other reviewers stated so eloquently. I believe that he believes in what he's saying. Unfortunately, his belief seems to have escalated to faith. Not once do I remember reading "This is somewhat controversial, many respected nutritionists disagree with me, further studies may show that I'm wrong, I may need to shuffle the foods around a bit when new information arrives." Instead, he makes many controversial statements as if they were commonly accepted. Where are all the little numbers after sentences that allow me to go look up the sources and confirm his statements for myself? Either he believes his diet cannot be improved upon or else Dr. D'Adamo falls into the same trap that snares many respected scientists in all disciplines. To sell a product you have to downplay the unanswered questions and lingering problems and pump up the 'new information', the 'new discoveries', the 'new truth.' I don't doubt that there's a connection between blood type and nutrition. No aspect of your body operates alone. It's all connected. That's the nature of a biological organism. Perhaps Dr. D'Adamo's theory is some basic first step towards next century's diet, an individualized diet based on your own DNA. Even so, like all modern science, it is incomplete and should be presented as such. On pg. 38 lies the statement "Anytime you see a new diet plan that claims to work the same way for everyone, be skeptical." I think it's reasonable to state it more simply. Anytime you see a new diet plan, be skeptical. Should you read the book? Yes! Go down to the library, check it out and find out what your neighbour is talking about. Should you follow the diet? Feel free, just keep in mind a few things. Your type O ancestors were eating meat from animals that lived free lives, ate natural foods, drank from clean water and weren't standing around in their own manure or crammed into cages. And perhaps they had no choice since plant foods were scarce. You have a choice today. Find out where your food comes from. For a better book on what to eat, I highly recommend John Robbins, 'Diet for a New America.' And whether you decide to 'Eat Right 4 Your Type', or just to 'Eat Well and Exercise,' stick with it but don't take it all so seriously. What's the point of living to be 100 if you're not having any fun?
Product Review
If you've ever wondered why the latest fad diet doesn't work for you well, there are lots of reasons, mostly the fact that it's a fad diet. But it could also be that you're the wrong blood type for the kinds of foods the diet recommends. Peter D'Adamo makes a persuasive argument that your blood type is an evolutionary marker that tells you which foods you'll process best, and which will be useless calories. He covers the entire range for each of the four blood types, from entrées to condiments and seasonings, and also makes type-specific exercise and lifestyle recommendations.
Amazon.com Audiobook Review
This abridged audiobook introduces Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo's revolutionary approach to dieting based on the connection between blood type and health. Read by audio pro Polly Adams, D'Adamo's bestseller details how different foods affect specific blood types both positively and negatively. We learn that "pastas made from buckwheat are better tolerated for Type Os," and that type As should eliminate all meat from their diet to reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer. Adams blends an efficient, no-nonsense delivery and warm tones that may remind some of a favorite talk-radio personality. And considering the important subject matter, listeners will appreciate all of these qualities. While some dieters may find the suggestions too progressive--it's recommended that women with a history of breast cancer in their family introduce snails into their diet--this is a beneficial three-hour investment for dieters seeking alternative nutritional plans. (Running time: three hours, two cassettes) --Cate Bick --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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