Eat Right 4 Your Type Review

What You Should Know

Eat Right 4 Your Type is a book written by Peter D’Adamo, a naturopath that claims genetics — more specifically, a person’s blood type — is the key to balanced eating and weight loss. Often referred to as the Blood Type Diet, D’Adamo says the key to weight loss is eating the types of food originally eaten by the ancestors of a specific blood type. Type Os, which he calls natural hunters, will need to eat protein-rich foods and plenty of meat to stimulate weight loss, according to his research. His book (and his diet) has been criticized heavily for not offering enough legitimate evidence and for basing the diet on unreliable information. D’Adamo claims this is not the case, however, and states there is legitimate evidence showing people do lose weight on this diet, sometimes in excess of 20lbs or more.

Eat Right 4 Your Type has gained national success since its initial release in 1996, and today is sold worldwide for $24.95, a moderately affordable book for all dieters. His diet is not as restrictive as other diets, but he does recommend dieters to eat certain foods in excess according to their blood type. While the evidence supporting his claims may not be considered authentic, Blood Type dieters are convinced his diet helped them lose weight.

Ingredients

Certain blood types are prescribed to eat certain foods, according to his book.

Product Features

Eat Right 4 Your Type is based on the theory that each blood type only metabolizes certain types of food, and that eating the right food will help consumers lose weight and reach their ideal body weight. This theory was claimed to be based on evidence by D’Adamo, but there has been no substantial evidence backing up his claims. According to D’Adamo, there are also food sensitivities that exist within certain blood types that should be avoided — wheat gluten is one example provided. By eating the food recommended and avoiding the “sensitive” food, weight loss is claimed to be expected. Most testimonials tend to support this theory — some state losing 20lbs or more by following the diet.

Legitimate evidence is not available concerning any of the diet’s aspects, however. D’Adamo claims it is based on research personally conducted by him, but he has not published these studies. Experts also doubt the credibility of D’Adamo’s diet because no studies have located any link between diet and blood type. Despite these issues, dieters do not seem to have any problems with his diet, and many have voiced their favorable opinions about Eat Right 4 Your Type.

Advantages

• Focuses on eating healthy, organic foods according to specific blood types.
• The diet is simple — simply eat the foods that are considered “good” and avoid “food sensitivities”.

Disadvantages

• May not be based on provable evidence, at least none published by third party studies.
• Many have criticized D’Adamo for claiming to have evidence and then creating ways to conceal information from the public.
• May not accommodate certain health conditions, such as diabetes.

Conclusion

Eat Right 4 Your Type takes a unique and unheard of approach to weight loss, and many also believe the key to weight loss is in a person’s genetic makeup. Despite a lack of evidence, many consumers have stated the diet worked for them, reporting weight losses of 20lbs or more per month.