Myth # 22 : " But I need to eat meat for my blood type ."
Myth # 22 : " But I need to eat meat for my blood type ."
This theory , primarily made famous by the best-selling book " Eat Right 4 Your Type ", claims that humans must match their diets with their blood types in order to maintain optimum health – and more specifically , that those individuals having type-O blood need to eat animal flesh in order to do so . Not only have I personally debunked this theory ( I am blood-type O-negative , have been vegan for almost two years now , and have never been healthier or felt better in my life ), but nutritionists see little scientific merit in it as well . Even the author of the book himself notes that “ type-O people ” might want to " explore a more high-protein lifestyle " – not that they must obtain that protein from animals .
Current status of this Myth : Debunked Justification it provides for eating animals : NONE
“ Well-planned vegetarian diets , including total vegetarian and vegan diets , are healthful , nutritionally adequate , and … are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the human life cycle , including pregnancy , lactation , infancy , childhood , and adolescence .”
~ The American Dietetic Association
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