The diet promotes a balanced diet of whole foods. True, this in itself will help with weight loss and overall health. However, I have a coworker who follows the diet strictly. She has always eaten healthfully. Since on BTD, she has lost weight while eating as much as she wants from her approved foods. The hives she suffered from for years and that could never be diagnosed disappeared when she started the diet (a side note: when she started following the Genotype Diet, Dr. D’Adamo’s successor to BTD, her hives returned–the only real change was that she was eating parmesan cheese instead of just mozzarella). She no longer suffers from hayfever. Her eyesight has improved every one of the 3 years since she’s been on the diet (she’s 62 so this is definitely an unusual trend). Her husband is an O so he can eat meat, yet he lost weight and lowered his cholesterol. Her cousin used to suffer from horrible psoriasis but it disappeared when she followed BTD and now that cousin incorporates it into her nutrition practice.

I’ll be honest, I have not looked into the technical research of the diet. The theory behind it makes sense to me. I am not disciplined enough to follow it completely but I’ve noticed improvements in my digestion since I eliminated some avoids.

It was the Atkins Diet. If you don’t know what it’s called, you sound even less credible. In addition, methinks you are a tad bit too emotional to provide a worthwhile comment.

The science behind this deserves a tad bit of skepticism, I agree. However, I have yet to hear arguments to the contrary with scientific fact that are credible and of more qualitative an quantitative value.

I speak only in fairness and, frankly, objectively.