James D' Adamo, N.D., is credited with developing the first blood typing system for diet. He utilized the works of Dr. Carl Landsteiner, who discovered the ABO blood types, and German Army research that linked them to diet in the 1940s.
Blood typing is partially effective for basic distinguishing of diet and potential food allergies. Blood types are directly related to the immune system, based on the presence of antigens (allergic substances, in this case) on the surface of red blood cells that react with specific antibodies on white cells. For example, many foods (and especially seeds) contain antigens called lectins, which are responsible for food allergies in some people such as allergenicity to milk. (More on this in Chapter IV.)
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