More OT than Not:WUZ:Re: [CH] Blood groups & Chiles
VoodooChile (rael64@qwest.net)
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 10:31:41 -0600
>According to Dr. D'adamo ( in his book 'Eat right 4 your type'), people with
>an A blood type should not eat chiles. I obviously ignored that part. Does
>anyone have an opinion on this or tried this eating plan?
>
>Regards
>Philip Raath
Not being familiar w/that diet, I can't comment on it directly.
Nonetheless, I'm not a big fan of dieting, at least not as the word
is currently defined/used. If a diet proclaims that one can loose
weight by merely cutting out specific foods in general, no discussion
of exercise aside from "you should exercise", I think: horse kaka.
Why? Generally, diet is an individual thing, IMO. True, one can make
generalized claims such as the ones made by the Amer. Dietetic Assoc
(ADA) that carbs should be around 60-70 percent of dietary intake,
protein and fats taking up the reminder, but as said, that is a claim
based on averages. I'm not average, are you? I'm damned unique,
baby!
But...having deleted my first huge email that expressed my thoughts
and unsubstantiated theories of human diet, suffice it to say that
there is unlikely to be any diet/diet book out there that will give
an individual The Diet to be on. Too many individual factors,
differences, etc. We are all unique. One should be aware of what
he/she eats, and if diet is a problem, or may be one, for whatever
reason (general health, weight, allergies), then adjustments should
be made, records kept (BIG IMPORTANT TASK), and awareness should be
at its highest.
And common sense should dictate.
As to taking chiles out of your diet, I say give it a try for a good
8-12 weeks. If you notice no difference, then put them back in and
observe again. Compare notes. If this book is making claims that by
eating/not eating certain foods based on blood chemistry, genetic
make up (again, all claims are generalized regardless if blood type
is the indicator), and so on, I'd be quite cautious, very suspicious,
w/o even knowing what the goal(s) of such a diet are. It's like
saying that if you drive a Ford, chances are you need to use XYZ oil,
use ABC tires, etc. Maybe a bad analogy, but the best I could come
up w/at the moment.
BTW, and I cannot help myself, chastize me if you must, but if one is
looking for a dietary change to help w/weight loss (or gain, as was
my concern; adjust the following accordingly), I've only a few things
to say.
1> decreased consumption of foods per sitting *and* overall intake
(use good dietary guidelines: fruits, veggies, complex carbs, low
fat, etc),
2> copious amounts of aerobic exercise (minimum of 5 hours/week; at
least 3500 kcal worth; more is better),
3> common sense (which entails the comment that i ain't no physician,
no dietician, etc.; enter at your own risk, etc.)
4> it isn't a diet, it's a lifestyle. One must *change* one's lifestyle.
I'm sure I'll get screamed at by a few dieters who have tried
everything under the sun, but remember, everyone is different. And
I'm certain there are people who, for one reason or the other
(genetics, etc), cannot loose/gain/manage weight. Nothing works for
everyone,and for some, nothing works at all. Here is where I'd
include my joke about cocaine working for *everyone* as a weightloss
aid, but I've gotten a bit of hell for that in the past, so I'll
exlude it...
Personally, a diet rich in veggies such as chiles would probably be a
grand diet for anyone. There, there's my sweeping generalization...
Enough of this "fun" off topic discussion. Guess it's back to the
Wonderful World of Metaphysics....
<loud scream>
--
Peace, Hendrix, and Chiles.......
Rael64