DAdamo - Eat Right for Your Type Complete Blood Type Encyclopedia

Also by Dr. Peter J. DAdamo with Catherine Whitney

Eat Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer, and Achieving Your Ideal Weight

Cook Right 4 Your Type: The Practical Kitchen Companion to Eat Right 4 Your Type

Live Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Prescription for Maximizing Health, Metabolism, and Vitality in Every Stage of Your Life

Eat Right 4 Your Type Complete Blood Type Encyclopedia

Eat Right 4 Your Baby: The Individualized Guide to Fertility and Maximum Health During Pregnancy, Nursing, and Your Babys First Year

Blood Type O: Food, Beverage and Supplement Lists

Blood Type A: Food, Beverage and Supplement Lists

Blood Type B: Food, Beverage and Supplement Lists

Blood Type AB: Food, Beverage and Supplement Lists

Dr. Peter J. DAdamo Eat Right 4 (for) Your Type Health Library

Menopause: Fight It with the Blood Type Diet

Aging: Fight It with the Blood Type Diet

Allergies: Fight Them with the Blood Type Diet

Arthritis: Fight It with the Blood Type Diet

Cancer: Fight It with the Blood Type Diet

Cardiovascular Disease: Fight It with the Blood Type Diet

Diabetes: Fight It with the Blood Type Diet

Fatigue: Fight It with the Blood Type Diet

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The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

DAdamo, Peter

East right for your type complete blood type encyclopedia / Peter DAdamo, with Catherine Whitney

p. cm.

ISBN: 978-1-440-67394-8

1. Blood Groups. 2. Health. 3. Medicine, Popular. I. Whitney, Catherine. II. Title

QP98.D3335 2002

612.11825dc21

2001048776

For Teresa and Maryand a sunny day

The Eat Right 4 Your Type Complete Blood Type Encyclopedia represents the most comprehensive database of blood typerelated scientific and medical information available in one volume.

Since the publication of Eat Right 4 Your Type in late 1996, we have seen the blood type diet introduced to millions of readers and translated into more than forty languages. The foundation created by this first bestselling title has since been strengthened with the addition of Cook Right 4 Your Type, in 1999, and Live Right 4 Your Type, in 2001. We have made full use of Internet technology to offer support and education and enable important feedback from thousands of readers around the world, through our website, www.dadamo.com.

The development of this encyclopedia has relied on the talents and dedication of many professionals. I want to express my deep thanks to those who have been most instrumental in its creation:

Martha Mosko DAdamo, my wife and partner, who provided support, feedback and inspiration throughout the entire creative process.

My literary agent, Janis Vallely, who has been a treasured colleague and friend, as well as a wonderful advocate.

Amy Hertz, my editor at Riverhead/Putnam, who has nurtured my work with patience and skill. Her unflagging enthusiasm and steady hand have been invaluable.

Catherine Whitney, my writer, and her partner, Paul Krafin, who have transformed incredibly complex science into lively prose and easy-to-understand guidelines. Their agent, Jane Dystel, continues to provide advice and encouragement.

I would also like to acknowledge others who have made significant contributions to this encyclopedia: my colleague Bronner Handwerger, N.D., whose medical insights and research abilities enabled us to create a comprehensive and cutting-edge encyclopedia; Heidi Merritt, whose reliable instincts and attention to detail were essential to this complex effort; and our fine illustrators, Deborah Schuler and Paul Whitney.

Special thanks to the wonderful staffs at Riverhead Books and Putnam, whose tireless efforts, under the direction of Susan Petersen, have produced such great success.

This encyclopedia would not be possible were it not for the work of countless scientists and researchers, whose pioneering work throughout the twentieth century has enhanced our understanding of the evolution, biology and genetics of blood type. In particular, I am indebted to my father, James DAdamo, N.D., who has given me a wonderful scientific legacy.

The following explanations and guidelines will help you navigate this encyclopedia, and make the most of its contents.

Scientific References

There are hundreds of scientific study references throughout the encyclopedia, appearing at the end of each section. Most of the articles cited may be accessed through Medscapes MEDLINE service (www.medscape.com).

Blood Type Databases

If you would like to pursue a more advanced understanding and application of the blood type science, Dr. DAdamos website (www.dadamo.com) contains the following databases: