Re: Blood type / bodyfat???
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Originally posted by BigDog_329x
Is there any relation to blood type and bodyfat levels??? I have heard this in the past . . .
I have met people who are firmly convinced that there is a relationship between blood type and diet; this is the first time (although not totally unexpected) that I've heard it related to B/F levels.
The school of thought essentially goes, "Well, you've got blood type X, so you should be eating potatoes but not rice." What I have never seen, however, is evidence for such claims. Virtually everything about the concept of blood type being related to diet (or bodyfat, for that matter), is anecdotal (meaning that it has no scientific or empirically proven basis).
It is a well known fact that your body fat levels will be impacted by, among other things, your ethnicity and your family history (in other words, campers, there's a lot to be said for heridity), not to mention your diet. That's why, when you read statements like "Greeks tend to have less body fat because they use olive oil instead of corn oil," you'll generally find at least one empirical study behind it.
But as for the notion of blood type in and of itself affecting anything in this area, my own take is that it falls under what the French might all merde de boeuf (translated literally, feces of beef or, well, you know . . .).
Great question, though, BigDog!