Re: blood types
From: Amelie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 17 Dec 2002 16:02:46 -0600 (CST)
They are saying "NO" for right now.
But it's big on my maternal side. Mom: AB+, IR Diabetes II
Are you finding a lot of O people who are IR? Cuz that's pretty
interesting...
Keep me posted!
At Tue, 17 Dec 2002, carrie wrote:
>
>jodi and amelie-are you both insulin resistant?
>
>At Tue, 17 Dec 2002, jodi wrote:
>>
>>AB+, about as far from O as you can get. :-)
>>
>>At Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Amelie wrote:
>>>
>>>I am A+ as far as I know.
>>>
>>>I think the blood type diet is a neat concept but it's steeped in
>>>speculation.
>>>
>>>Most people DO do well on whole grains and other complex carbs, or fresh
>>>meat and greens or quinoa and lentils. You know? It's about healthy
>>>food and correct portions.
>>>
>>>I think the real answer is to get away from processed foods, which is
>>>what the "blood type diet" is really saying, underneath it all.
>>>
>>>Granted, I only read the original book, loaned to me by my friend who is
>>>an adherent (and who looks totally amazing for a person with Hypothyroid
>>>age 50), and I only read it only the once, and it was fascinating.
>>>
>>>But I couldn't even begin to evaluate it's truth. No real, replicable
>>>tests on these diet patterns were done. It's right up there with
>>>ayurvedic diets (which holds slightly more water) in my opinion.
>>>
>>>What I do know is that there is evidence that insulin resistance and
>>>other "obesity" genetic coding is probably evolutionary in nature, and
>>>that our plethora of high fat/high calorie food choices is really taking
>>>it's toll on what would have been, in another century, a survival
>>>mechanism. To sustain us through the lean years.
>>>Only we are in the Years Of Fat.
>>>
>>>xo-a
>>>
>>>At Tue, 17 Dec 2002, carrie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>i know that there was a thread going around a while back about the blood
>>>>type diet, i don't know if this was ever broached but what i'm wondering
>>>>is...how many of you ARE type O? type O would seem, if there is any
>>>>validity to the blood type thing, to be the predominant blood type for
>>>>cysters, especially for the ones who are IR and respond to low carb
>>>>diets. just a question...
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>carrie
>>>>
>--
>carrie
>
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