Hi there everybody this is Monica Reinagle the nutrition diva here with your

quick and dirty tips for eating well and feeling fabulous get the nutrition

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And a special hello to Michael Belsky and the Nutrition Book Discussion Group at the Wilkesbury Pennsylvania Barnes and Hello to

Michael Bellsky and the Nutrition Book Discussion Group at the Wilkesbury, Pennsylvania Barnes and Noble. Michael wrote to tell me about his group which meets once a month to discuss

nutrition books, trends, and the latest nutrition diva podcasts.

It was great to hear from you Michael. Something that might have come up. trends and the latest nutrition diva podcasts.

It was great to hear from you, Michael.

Something that might have come up in your discussion group

is the blood type diet, a concept that was developed by writer

and naturopathic physician Peter Diadamo.

I've gotten a lot of questions from other

listeners about whether we should base our diet on our blood type such as this one

from Don in LA. Hi Monica this is Don from Los Angeles and I was wondering

whether you subscribe to the blood type diet or not.

I see it's really popular these days and I'm just concerned because a lot of foods that are

listed on there for me to avoid are actually foods that you and other nutritionists say that it's great for me so a lot of fruits and vegetables

I'm supposed to be don't fit my blood type or on that list so I'm just wondering what your take on the whole thing is.

Thanks.

As dietary concepts go the blood type diet is one of the more interesting

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