Blood Type Diet - Type B

Michael Lam, MD, MPH www.DrLam.com

Characteristics of Type B - Best on Balanced Omnivores Diet

Comments These meats contains a Type B blood agglutinating lectin. These meats help to boost the immune system Give up chicken, but use these meats instead Deep-ocean fish and white fish are great for Type Bs Cod, Salmon, Flounder, Halibut, Sole, Trout Most Beneficial

Meat and Poultry

lamb, mutton, Venison, Rabbit

Seafood

These seafood are poorly digested by Type Bs. They are disruptive to the Type B system.

Dairy

Type B is the only blood type that can fully enjoy a variety of dairy foods. That's because the primary sugar in the Type B antigen is Dgalactosamine, the very same sugar present in milk.

Cottage cheese, Farmer, Feta, Goat cheese and milk, Kefir, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Milk, Yogurt

Fats

The oils not allowed contain lectins that are damaging to Olive the Type B digestive tract. Most nuts and seeds are not advisable for Type Bs. They contain lectins that interfere with Type B insulin production These beans interfere with the production of insulin for Type Bs.

Nuts

Beans

Wheat reduce insulin efficiency and failure to stimulate fat "burning" in Type Bs

Grains

Rye contain a lectin that settles in the vascular system causing blood disorders and potentially strokes. These contribute to a sluggish metabolism, insulin irregulariry, fluid retention and fatigue.

Millet, Oatmeal (Bran, flour), Puffed Rice, Rice (bran, flour), Spelt

Bread

Bread (Brown rice, Essence, Ezekiel, WASA), Fin Crisp, Millet, Rice cakes

This vegetable contain a lectins that irritage the stomach lining of Type Bs. This vegetable has insulinand metabolism-upsetting lectins for Type Bs Vegetables The mold in this can trigger allergic reactions

Vegetables

These vegetables contain magnesium, an important antiviral agent to help Type Bs fight off viruses and autoimmune diseases Pineappple has enzymes that help Type Bs to digest their food more easily. Avoid these fruits for they interfere with your digestive system

Green leafy vegetables

Pineapples

Fruits

Bananas, Cranberries, Grapes, Papaya, Plums Sweet herbs tend to be stomach irritants to the Type Bs Ginger, Type B do best with warming horseradish, herbs curry, cayenne pepper Avoid these spices also Condiments Ginger, Generally Type Bs don't reap Peppermint, overwhelming benefits from Raspberry leaf, most herbal teas. Rose hips, Sage, Green Teas Beverages This is highly recommended for Type Bs because it seems to have a positive Ginseng effect on the nervous system. This has antiviral properties. Licorice

Spices

Food Choice Table

Good Choice Reasons

Vegetables - green leafy

Onions, Green Onions, Chives, Garlic

Vitamins, Minerals, Antioxidants, fiber Antibacterial, antiviral, anticarcinogenic Prevents estrogen dominance (which causes cancer) High Vitamin C and lycopene for CA prevention Beta Carotene good antioxidant Vitamins, Minerals, Antioxidants, fiber Keeps the body alkaline Cancer prevention Bromelain Protects the Heart B-Vitamins, Insoluble fiber Soluble fiber, Lower Cholesterol Low to medium glycemic index Low glycemic index Reasons Soluble fiber High in Monounsaturated fats High in Omega 3 Fatty Acid

Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower

Tomatoes (both raw and cooked) Tubor vegetables in moderation - (carrots, beets, sweet potatoes) Carbohydrates Whole Fruits -

Lemon, Lime Soybean Products in moderation Pineapples Blueberry, grapes Whole Grains Oats, Barley Pasta made with duram wheat Basmati Rice Good Choice Legumes Nuts Deep water fish
Protein

Protein

Organic Eggs

Best Biological Value Protein for Human Monounsaturated fatty acid (lower chol), fibers

Nuts

Good Choice

Reasons Monounsaturated Avocado fatty acid (lower chol) Monounsaturated Olive Oil fatty acid (lower chol) Polyunsaturated Oil (when High in Omega 6 not heated) fatty acid
Fat

Meats and Poultry

Highly Beneficial
Lamb Mutton Rabbit Venison

Neutral
Beef Beef, ground Buffalo Liver Pheasant Turkey Veal

Avoid
Bacon Chicken Cornish Hens Duck Goose Ham Heart Partridge Pork Quail

Seafood
Highly Beneficial
Cod Flounder Grouper Haddock

Neutral
Abalone Albacore (Tuna) Anchovy Carp

Avoid
Anchovy Barracuda Beluga Bluegill bass

Hake Halibut Mackerel Mahimahi Monkfish Ocean Perch Pickerel Pike Porgy Salmon Sardine Sea Trout Shad Sole Sturgeon Sturgeon Eggs (Caviar)

Catfish Herring (fresh) Herring (pickled) Rainbow trout Red Snapper Sailfish Scallop Shark Silver Perch Smelt Squid (calamari) Swordfish Tilefish Weakfish White perch Whitefish Yellow perch

Clam Conch Crab Crayfish Eel Frog Lobster Lox (smoked salmon) Mussels Octopus Sea bass Shrimp Snail Striped bass Turtle Yellowtail

Dairy and Eggs

Highly Beneficial
Cottage Cheese Farmer Feta Goat cheese Goat milk Kefir Mozzarella Ricotta Skim or 2% milk Yogurt Yogurt with fruit Yogurt, frozen Brie Butter Buttermilk Camembert Casein Cheddar Colby Cream cheese Edam Emmenthal Gouda Gruyere Jarlsburg Monterey Jack Munster Neufchatel Parmesan Provolone Sherbet Soy cheese Soy milk Swiss Whey Whole milk

Neutral

Avoid
American cheese Blue cheese Ice cream String cheese

Oils and Fats

Highly Beneficial Neutral
Cod liver oil Linseed (flaxseed) oil Olive Oil

Avoid
Canola oil Corn oil Cottonseed oil Peanut oil

Olive Oil Safflower oil Sesame oil Sunflower oil

Nuts and Seeds

Highly Beneficial Neutral
Almonds Almond butter Brazil nuts Chestnuts Hickory Litchi Macadamia Pecans Walnuts

Avoid
Cashew Filberts Pignola (Pine) Peanuts Peanut butter Pistachios Poppy seeds Pumpkin seeds Sesame butter (tahini) Sunflower butter Sunflower seeds

Beans and Legumes

Highly Beneficial
Kidney Lima Navy Red Soy

Neutral
Beans, broad Beans, cannelloni Beans, copper Beans, fava Beans, green Beans, jicama Beans, northern Beans, red Beans, Beans, Beans, Beans, Beans,

Avoid
Beans, aduke Beans, azuki Beans, black Beans, garbonzo Beans, pinto Lentils, domestic

Lentils, green Lentils, red Peas, blacksnap Beans, string eyed tamarind white green pod

Cereals
Highly Beneficial
Millet Oat Bran Oatmeal Rice, puffed Rice, bran Spelt

Neutral
Cream of rice Familia Farina Granola Grape nuts

Avoid
Amaranth Barley Buckwheat Cornflakes Cornmeal Cream of wheat Kamut Kasha Rye Seven-grain

Shredded wheat Wheat bran Wheat germ

Breads and Muffins

Highly Beneficial
Brown rice bread Essene Bread Ezekial Bread Fin crisp Millet Rice cakes Wasa bread

Neutral
Gluten-free bread High-protein no-wheat bread Ideal Flat bread Oat bran muffins Pumpernickel Spelt bread Soy flour bread

Avoid
Bagels, wheat Corn muffins Durum wheat Multi-grain bread 100% Rye bread Rye crisp Rye vita Wheat bran muffins Whole wheat bread

Grains and Pasta

Highly Beneficial
Flour, oat Flour, rice

Neutral
Flour, graham Flour, spelt Flour, white Pasta, semolina Pasta, spinach Quinoa Rice, basmati Rice, brown Rice, white

Avoid
Buckwheat, (kasha) Couscous Flour, barley Flour, bulgur wheat Flour, durum wheat Flour, gluten Flour, rye Flour, whole wheat Pasta, artichoke Noodles, soba Rice, wild

Vegetables
Highly Beneficial
Beets Beet leaves Broccoli Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, red Cabbage, white Carrots Cauliflower Collard greens Eggplant Kale Arugual Asparagus Bamboo shoots Bok choy Celery Chervil Chicory Cucumber Daikon radish Dandelion Dill

Neutral

Avoid
Artichoke, domestic Artichoke, Jerusalem Avocado Corn, white Corn, yellow Olives, black Olives, green Olives, Greek Olives, Spanish Pumpkin Radishes

Lima Beans Mushroom, Shitake Mustard greens Parsley Parsnips Peppers, green Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, red Peppers, yellow Potatoes, sweet Sprouts, Brussels Yams, all types

Endive Escarole Fennel Fiddlehead ferns Garlic Ginger Horseradish Kohlrabi Leek Lettuce, Bibb Lettuce, Boston Lettuce, Iceberg Lettuce, romaine Lettuce, mesclun Mushrooms, abalone Mushrooms, domestic Mushrooms, enoki Mushrooms, Portobello Mushrooms, tree oyster Okra Onions, green Onions, red Onions, Spanish Onions, yellow Potatoes, red Potatoes, white Radicchio Rappini Rutabaga Scallion Seaweed Shallots Snow peas Spinach Sprouts, alfalfa Squash, all types Swiss chard Turnips Water chestnut Watercress Zucchini

Sprouts, mung Sprouts, radish Tempeh Tofu Tomato

Fruits
Highly Beneficial
Bananas Cranberries Grapes, black Grapes, concord Grapes, green Grapes, red

Neutral
Apples Apricots Blackberries Blueberries Boysenberries Cherries

Avoid
Coconuts Persimmons Pomegranates Prickly pear Rhubarb Starfruit (carambola)

Papaya Pineapple Plums, dark Plums, green Plums, red

Currants, black Currants, red Dates Elderberries Figs, dried Figs, fresh Gooseberries Grapefruit Guava Kiwi Kumquat Lemons Limes Loganberries Mangoes Melon, canang Melon, cantaloupe Melon, casab Melon, Christmas Melon, Crenshaw Melon, honeydew Melon, musk Melon, Spanish Melon, Watermelon Nectarines Oranges Peaches Pears Plantains Prunes Raisins Raspberries Strawberries Tangerines

Juices and Fluids

Highly Beneficial
Cabbage Cranberry Grape Papaya Pinapple

Neutral
Apple Apple Cider Apricot Carrot Celery Cherry, black Cucumber Grapefruit Orange Prune Water (with lemon) Vegetable juice (corresponding with

Avoid

Tomato

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Spices
Highly Beneficial
Cayenne pepper Curry Ginger Horseradish Parsley

Neutral
Agar Anise Arrowroot Basil Bay leaf Bergamot Brown rice syrup Capers Caraway Cardamom Carob Chervil Chives Chocolate Clove Coriander Cream of tarter Cumin Dill Dulse Garlic Honey Kelp Maple syrup Marjoram Mint Miso Molasses Mustard (dry) Nutmeg Oregano Paprika Pepper, peppercorn Pepper, red pepper flakes Peppermint Pimiento Rice syrup Rosemary Saffron Sage Salt Savory Soy sauce Spearmint

Avoid
Allspice Almond extract Barley malt Cinnamon Cornstarch Corn syrup Gelatin, plain Pepper, black ground Pepper, white Tapioca

Sugar, brown Sugar, white Tamarind Tarragon Thyme Tumeric Vanilla Vinegar, apple cider Vinegar, balsamic Vinegar, red wine Vinegar, white Wintergreen

Condiments
Highly Beneficial Neutral
Apple butter Jam (from acceptable fruits) Jelly (from acceptable fruits) Mayonnaise Mustard Pickles, dill Pickles, kosher Pickles, sour Pickles, sweet Relish Salad dressing (lowfat from acceptable ingredients) Worcestershire sauce

Avoid

Ketchup

Herbal Teas
Highly Beneficial
Ginger Ginseng Licorice Parsley Peppermint Raspberry leaf Rose Hips Sage

Neutral
Alfalfa Burdock Catnip Cayenne Chamomile Chickweed Dandelion Dong quai Echinacea Elder Goldenseal Green tea Hawthorn Horehound Licorice root Mulberry Saint-John's-wort

Avoid
Aloe Coltsfoot Corn silk Fenugreek Gentian Hops Linden Mullein Red clover Rhubarb Senna Shepherd's purse Skullcap

Sarsaparilla Slippery Elm Spearmint Strawberry leaf Thyme Valerian Vervain White birch White oak bark Yarrow Yellow dock

Miscellaneous Beverages
Highly Beneficial
Tea, green Water

Neutral
Beer Coffee, decaf Coffee, regular Tea, black decaf Tea, black regular Wine, red Wine, white

Avoid
Liquor, distilled Seltzer water Soda, club Soda, cola Soda, diet Soda, other

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Food allowed Food not allowed Chicken, Cornish hens, Duck, Goose, Patridge, Quail, Pork

Beef, Pheasant, Turkey, Veal All kinds except those listed not allowed All Shellfish (crab, shrimp, lobster, mussels, oysters, crayfish, clam, etc), Anchovy, Barracuda, Beluga, Eel, Frog, Lox, Octopus, Sea bass, Snail, Striped bass, Turtle, yellowtail

All kinds except those listed not allowed

American cheese, Blue cheese, Ice cream, string cheese

Canola, Corn, Cottonseed, Peanut, Safflower, Sesame, Sunflower All kinds except those listed not allowed Cashews, Filberts, Pine, Pistachio, Peanuts, Pumpkin seeds, Sesame seeds, Sunflower seeds Lentils, garbanzos, blackeyed peas, Beans (pintos, aduke, Azuki, Black)

Wheat (bran, germ bulgur, durum, whole and white), Shredded wheat, Cream of wheat or any products such as flour, bread and noodles made with these grain products Rye and any products such as flour, bread and noodles made with these grain products Buckwheat, Corn (cornflakes, cornmeal) and any products such as flour, bread and noodles made with these grain products All kinds except those listed not allowed Amaranth, Barley, Kasha, Seven-grain, Wild rice, Couscous

All kinds except those listed not allowed

Bagels, Muffins (Corn and Bran), Bread (Multigrain Rye, Whole wheat), Soba Nooldes, Wild Rice, Couscous

Tomatoes

Corn

Olive

All kinds except those listed not allowed

Artichoke, Avocado, Corn, Olives, Pumpkin, Radishes, Sprouts, Tempeh, Tofu, Tomato

Coconuts, Persimmons, Pomegranates, Prickly pear, Rhubarb, Starfruit All kinds except those listed not allowed Barley malt sweeteners, corn syrup, Cornstarch, Cinnamon All kinds except those listed not allowed Allspice, Almond extract, Gelatin, Pepper (black and white) Ketchup Aloe, Coltsfoot, Corn silk, Fenugreek, Gentian, Goldenseal, Hops, Linden, Mullein, Red clover, Rhubarb, Senna, Shepherd's purse, Skullcap

Distilled liquor, Seltzer water, Soda

Bad Choice

Reasons

Most Tuber vegetables (potatoes, tapioca)

High glycemic index

Fruits (banana, Watermelon) Fruit Juices

High glycemic index High sugar content, low fiber

White Rice White Flour

High glycemic index High glycemic index

Bad Choice Peanuts

Reasons Aflatoxin (carcinogen)

Coastal Fish

Toxic Metals

Red Meats

Acid forming, Carcinogenic, Increase Hormone Allegen, Hormone Increase Carcinogenic Reasons Hydrogenated Oil carcinogenic Hydrogenated Oil carcinogenic Hydrogenated Oil carcinogenic Increase Chol

Dairy Shellfish Bad Choice Margarine

Deep Fried Food Chips Saturated FatsPalm

Polyunsaturated Hydrogenated Oil Oil when Heated carcinogenic Soft Drinks Desserts Sugar Acidic, high sugar High in sugar, high in hydrogenated fats Empty calories, Increase TG, Inc Chol, Dental Caries