a new report on the blood type diet

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Hi everyone;

 

I recently found a very new listing on PubMed by Prof. Torolf

Moen, Consultant, M D, Ph D in Norway, about the blood type diet.

It did not have an abstract with it though, so I contacted the

author and he kindly sent me the following English translation of

it. I thought you might be interested in it. Deborah

 

Moen T. " The blood group diet " -- science or fantasy?

 

Background: " The blood group diet " is a new philosophy of

naturopathic medicine with Dr Peter J. D'Adamo as the main

originator. His thoughts and accounts of private practice as a

naturopathist has been issued as a book. Dr D'Adamo has developed

a peculiar dogma on the evolution of the ABO blood groups in man,

and he is connecting several physiological characteristics by

absolute association to the different blood groups. He claims

that these characteristics, thought to have an evolutionary

basis, still have major influences on our lives to day. He

further claims that the blood groups are of major importance for

which sorts of food we should choose to eat and that diets

according to his principles can be used as treatment of a wide

spectrum of diseases

 

Conclusion: The present paper contains an evaluation of the

realities of Dr. D'Adamo's dogmas and concludes that his concepts

do not seem to have a scientific foundation and should not be

taken seriously. Further conclusion is that some dietary

treatments of patients such as presented in Dr D'Adamo's

casuistic reports, should if performed in Norway, be regarded as

a violation of Norwegian medical law.

 

Address of article:

 

http://www.tidsskriftet.no/pls/lts/PA_LTS.Vis_Seksjon?vp_SEKS_ID=

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