The Genotype Diet
A customized diet based on your DNA.
BACKGROUND
Have you ever felt that your body's natural wiring is stopping you from obtaining your weight loss goals? Many people share this very common problem. The Genotype Diet calculates the way your body reacts to dieting and then creates a custom plan to counteract your body's natural tendencies. Created by Dr. Peter D'Adamo, this completely custom program will help you resist your body's negative predispositions and drop the pounds.
By taking a few measurements of your body, all outlined in the book, you can determine how your genetic code places you into one of six lifestyle groups. Things like thumbprint, blood type and torso length vs. leg length are all signs of your genetic code.
He says research has found that 70% of your genes are changeable because they are influenced so heavily by your environment. "It's possible, all experts in complete agreement, the single biggest influence environmentally on gene expression is diet. Here we have an entirely new way of understanding how supplements work, an entirely different way of looking at food, and what it's doing with the expression on your genes," said Dr. D'Adamo during an interview with DietsInReview.com.
PRO
- The Genotype Diet is tailored to your body
- The program is backed by years of positive scientific research
- Dr. D'Adamo is a well respected nutritionist professional
- The program comes with 24-hour support lines
- Supports exercise
CON
- Parts of the research have been criticized by other medical professionals
DIET and NUTRITION
The Genotype Diet promotes healthy eating, and custom tailors a diet to fit your specific needs. Based on your particular body type, Genotype will fine tune the plan to both agree with and optimize your metabolism. Each person will be categorized per their particular body type, and then given custom meal plans and recipes per that categorization. For instance, a "hunter" will enjoy Grilled Steak with Red Onions and Peas while a "gatherer" will have Asian Vegetable Stir Fry.
EXERCISE
The Genotype Diet prescribes exercises that, like the food plans, meet the needs of each individual person.
CONCLUSION
If you are confused about which diet plan is right for you, have Genotype Diet tell you what is right for your body. The Genotype Diet takes all the guess work out of losing weight and puts you on a healthy and accurate plan to achieve the body that you've been dreaming of.
Common Misspellings
The Geno-Type Diet, geotype diet, geneotype diet, genetype diet
Related Diets: Eat Right for Your Type, The Spectrum Diet, Blood Type diet
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I really recommend reading this book if you are interested in health issues. There were a lot of points made I had never thought of before and I seemed to fit my genotype (Hunter). However, keeping in mind that this is a new science and so IMHO it wouldn't be good to get too fanatical about following every little point. The lists of foods you can/ can't eat (esp the strange, unknown ones in the "can eat" column) is more fanatical than practical, and in another 30 years scientists will be saying something totally different anyway.
Doctor D 'Adamo,
Will you be publishing ratings on foods which are not as yet in your books? I have searched your Website with no results.
Example, hemp & it's oil, pau 'd Arco are two of many I have hoping to find. I began using the diet about 10 years ago.
First off, some of the negative reviews include ridiculously ignorant statements.
I can forgive the odd good choices, just because something isn't popular doesn't mean it isn't good for us.
What I cannot forgive is the recipes. How on earth do they justify charging a very high fee for recipes that are rubbish. One so called recipe is roast beef. The recipe ingredients is roast beef, the directions is to roast the beef. Ummm, really?! Wow I would never have thought of that!
Another example is the open roast beef sandwich. Ingredients one slice of flax bread and roast beef. That is it, that is the whole freaking recipe.
Of ALL of the recipes that show up with 'beef' as the search term, and NOMAD as the diet type (which emphasizes beef) one is useful and not creative at all.
No wonder they abandoned the business model to charge for the recipes. There are no recipes.
I'd say buy the book as it is worth it. Learn a bit but know that you're on your own, they have near zero support.
I have been on the BTD for 3 months. It immediately got rid of my stomach aches, gas and bloating. My frequent lifelong headaches are gone. My tendonitis and body aches are gone. My energy level has improved. Staying off wheat, corn, oats, peanuts, potatoes, pork and dairy has been a challenge but totally worth it. FYI my cholesterol dropped from 212 to 180 with my good cholesterol really high and my bad cholesterol really low. I'm convinced. It's not brainwashing - it's results!
Very disappointed - read the book but no specific diet plan as promised, only a very short rediculous food list (emu?!) with no guidance. The promise to find out more about your specific diet on website leads you to paying WEEKLY for advice, very misleading.
I was diagnosed of Sacroilitis, Fibromyalgia, Ankylosing Spondylitis. It's been more than a year since I stopped working. I've tried different diets like alkaline diet, suzanne somers diet, and others. Is so doing I have discovered that my food intake affects my condition big time! I have an inflammation in my gut which affects my whole body. I am a Hunter. When I discovered the book from our public library, I felt hopeful that it might help me. I feel that the book is so right onto something. I started the diet and I woke up without achiness and soreness and felt stronger. I will continue this diet and keep you posted when I'm better and able to go back to work! I'm excited.
James, the info in wikipedia can be written by anyone can't it? You say the people on BTD/GTD are trying to get you sick to make you buy more. Buy more of what? There is nothing to buy but a book. If you have the internet, you can log right on to Dr D'Adamo's website and read all about it for FREE. How much more generous can one man be?
And James, honestly, calling someone you know nothing about a bastard, makes you look petty and sad. Don't you think?
John, you got Omega 6 deficiency after 3 months on the diet? Highly unlikely given our society's foods are CHOCK FULL of omega6. Thus the reason so many have to supplement w/ omega3.
For those of you who find the foods for GTD too hard to find or too costly, please have a look at BTD. I started on BTD and have remained there. Just haven't made the switch. Honestly don't know if I will. That is not to take anything away from GTD, it's just that I have done so extremely well on BTD, I sort of feel like "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", ya know. For me, BTD got rid of daily migraines and sinus headaches. Other sinus issues, many many digestive problems, and varied arthritis like pains. I'm not one to stick to a diet but somehow I gave it a real try. Three months at 100% percent. Had I not done the 'diet' at 100%, I would've never known just how wonderful I can really feel!!!
I challenge :-) each of you who has a doubt, to find out your blood type, secretor status, especially if you're an A blood type, and give it the same chance I did. Three months at 100%. I did it cold turkey.
I still follow BTD. I'm not as compliant as I was. Do I pay for eating things I shouldn't? Sadly yes. On the other hand, feeling like crud helps to reinforce the fact that I shouldn't be eating certain foods. Gets me back on track.
I can never ever thank Dr D'Adamo (and my sister who introduced me to BTD) enough!!!! Life hasn't been the same.........I mean that in a good way. :)
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See my comment under Blood Type Diet. It applies to the Genotype Diet as well. I was on the Blood Type Diet for years before transitioning to Dr. D'Adamo's Genotype Diet when it came out. In short: both of these diets RULE. They are customized, whole-foods-oriented, empowering, cravings-busting, health-bestowing, and just generally a joy to live by.
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Even though we are both type blood type B, I am an Explorer and he is a Nomad. That helped clear up why the same foods affect us differently. It has helped me learn more about myself. I am B-, non-secretor, super taster and my son is B+, secretor taster. We are unique individuals, so why does the general public think a one size food pyramid should fit all. I went even further and had a personalized SWAMI done that took into account my medical history and my ancestry. I would recommend this diet to everyone.
Excellent explanation of my personality..Warrior. Incredibly accurate in the profile of me as a Warrior genotype. Dr. D'Adamo said Warriors have thick blood for quick healing from battle wounds...I found out I have a blood clotting disorder...nothing bad...my blood clots quickly! A coincidence?? Nope.
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Eight years on BTD and over one year on GTD. Things have really improved and sense of well-being is so wonderful. Don't let the naysayers get you down. I don't. Give it a try before you judge.
See my very positive comment on the related article regarding the Blood Type Diet, also by Dr. D. It applies to the Genotype Diet as well. Both are amazingly customized, individualized, and empowering for health.
I went to the local bookstore to check this book hoping to get good information on how to eat right for my type. I agree with the basic principle of his diet: everybody is different and should eat different. However, I found the diet awfully unrealistic: ostrich meat? No chicken at all? And all the other food I had never heard of before... I don't think this diet is feasible for 98% of people. If you limit yourself to the few foods you can buy locally out of the already limited foods you should only eat, you can end up depriving yourself of a lot of nutrients.
This is a total scam, the people all the BTD/GTD forums are all scam artistist trying to get you to buy and make you sick. DON't DO IT!!!! DR. D'ADAMO, what a fake name and bastard of a child.
My sister brought her testing kit and measured everyone at Christmas. Well, I am very skeptical. I don't have the resources to buy such expensive foods. Aren't there any foods that are easily available to everyone? Quinoa - cost 4.69 for 1 lb --- that's a lot when feeding a family. I don't know how the average person can afford the foods -- that's my issue with it. I'd love to follow it, but... lack the funds this would require.
These people are all about brainwash, stay away!!!!!
I was on the diet for 3 months and got an omega 6 deficiency and almost died. Stay away!!!!
Quote: 'If you are confused about which diet plan is right for you, have Genotype Diet tell you what is right for your body. The Genotype Diet takes all the guess work out of losing weight and puts you on a healthy and accurate plan to achieve the body that you've been dreaming of' UNQUOTE
And that is exactly what the book The Genotype Diet is about!!! I am a micronutrtionist on GTD and BTD principles in the Netherlands and finally I have the ultimate foodadvice for the types O in my practice!! The 'padded' body of the Gatherer that did not flourish on the speltgrain. The highly sensitive type O that proved to be an Explorer! Peter D'Adamo is so damn right with his views on health, people and digestion! There is no one-size-fits-all diet as all those dietgurus want us to believe! No way! I cannot tolerate red meat as a Type A, Teacher. It gave me stomach aches. Let me eat my plantproteins like tofu, and some turkey and ostrich! Than will my body happy!
This Genotype diet will guarantee longevity and an energylevel to the max!!
My advice to all who read this: Start your Genotype diet and experience (maybe for the first time in your life!) how energetic and happy you can be!! And isn't that what life is about???
I loved the book and really felt it made sense, but am very frustrated that to get the most of my "plan" I now have to pay (in my opinion) a LOT of money to get help with meal plans. I am an Explorer and it does restrict a LOT of things I was used to eating - so called "healthy" foods like salmon, coffee, bananas... all my favs. So, to get help I now have to pay $78 per 13 weeks to get some recipe ideas? Not to mention the expense related to the "random" things I CAN have, like ostrich meat, escargot, lotus root, kudzu... not sure even where to find this stuff! Great book, but at least for the Explorer type, not very easy plan to follow, from a cost and logistics standpoint. Wish I could follow it, not too sure I can, given the rariety of superfoods on my CAN list. Good luck to other "types"!!
I just read this book and it makes complete sense. I am a Teacher and heart disease and cancer runs in my family - and I think this may help me to avoid these diseases. I'm going to give it a shot.
Anything that's not 1 size fits all sounds like it makes more sense than everyone flocking to the fad diets. We're not all built the same, why would we lose weight hte same?
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