mise à jour du 8 août 2001
Errata and Clarifications
With a work of this size and depth, it is perhaps inevitable
that a few confusions and typographic or editorial omissions will occur.
As they are identified, they will be addressed here.
A NOTE ON CERTAIN VALUE CHANGES
A small number of foods have had value changes since ER4YT.
Virtually all of the changes are lectin-related (leeks, pinto
beans, sunflower products for type O, changes to certain mushrooms for type A
and AB, for example). Many of these newer values are the result of
determinations which are way beyond the level of sophistication that I was using
back in the 1980's. In particular, the molecular biology of lectins and
cancer cells is still beyond my current capabilities, so we must rely on the
literature for that research. Many dietary lectins can have a mixed
function; some effects good, other effects bad. Sometimes we learn of one
before the other. Pinto beans, leeks and mushrooms are good examples of
lectin containing foods with sophisticated and mixed biological effects.
Because knowledge of these relationships continues to expand (for example, the
link between polyamine production and lectins was not understood well at the
time of ER4YT) some begin to look better (mushrooms) while others begin to look
worse (pinto beans). The added criteria of nonsecretor reaction have
generated a yet higher level of refinement in the food value arena.
UNLISTED FOODS
Can be considered NEUTRAL.
UNDERSTANDING THE TWO-TIER SYSTEM
Tier One is the basis of the diet for everyone.
If you simply wish to maintain and enhance your current level of
health, use Tier One as your staple foods, and choose freely from Tier Two and
the Neutral Tier for added variety. In this case, the "avoid"
foods listed in Tier Two can be considered "neutral."
Tier Two values should be used as written if you are seeking to
resolve an illness, heal from injury, lose weight, bear up under added stress,
or to alleviate chronic fatigue or other health issues -- or if you are
following the diet according to your status as one of the variants MM or A2.
Minimize your use of Neutral Tier foods. This is the "turbo"
version of the diet, designed to speed healing and provide added protection
against disease.
FOOD VALUE CHANGE LOG ENTRIES:
Omissions:
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Goat is Neutral
for AB secretors and nonsecretors.
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Sweetbreads are a Tier
I Avoid for types A and B secretors and nonsecretors.
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The fish Chub is Neutral
for type A secretors and Beneficial for type A nonsecretors.
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Gray Sole is a Tier I Avoid
for type AB secretors and nonsecretors.
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Trout of all varieties
are Tier I Avoids for type B secretors and nonsecretors.
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Quark Cheese is a Tier
II Avoid for type A secretors and nonsecretors.
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Egg (chicken), missing
from the type AB diet, should be listed as Neutral for secretors and Beneficial
for nonsecretors.
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On p. 263 of the type B diet,
the generalized term RICE is missing, though various rice products
are listed. It is TIER I Beneficial (B secretor and nonsecretor)
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Asparagus pea is
unlisted for ABs and Os. It is Neutral for all types.
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Oyster and Portobello
Mushrooms are Neutral for all type ABs.
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Oyster plant is Neutral
for all ABs and Os.
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Bitter melon is missing
from the type A and B fruit lists. It is a TIER I Avoid for both A
and B secretors and nonsecretors.
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Cherry Juice (Black),
unlisted for Bs, is Neutral for secretors and Beneficial for
nonsecretors.
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Coconut, unlisted for
Bs and Os, is a Tier II Avoid for both secretors and nonsecretors.
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Coconut milk, unlisted
for ABs, is a Tier II Avoid for both secretors and nonsecretors.
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Persian melon is
missing in the AB and O lists. It is Neutral for all types.
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Under the type A diet, Pumpkin
Seed is missing. It is TIER I Beneficial (for both A
secretor and A nonsecretor)
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Jam/Jelly (OK Ingredients)
is Neutral for all.
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Rice Vinegar follows
the values for Vinegar (Balsamic/white/ red) for all blood types.
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Worcestershire Sauce is
Avoid for type B secretors and nonsecretors; Vinegar
(Balsamic/white/red) is Neutral for both secretor and nonsecretor
Bs.
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Oregano is Neutral
for all type ABs.
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Wintergreen is Neutral
for all type Bs.
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Yeast (Bakers) is Neutral
for types O, B and AB.
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Yeast (Brewers), which
should read Yeast (Brewers/ Nutritional), is Neutral for type
B secretors and Beneficial for B nonsecretors.
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Blackstrap Molasses is
a Tier I Beneficial for type AB secretors and nonsecretors, and Neutral
for all type Os.
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Invert Sugar values are
Neutral for type A secretors, and Avoid for all other types.
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For type Os, Club Soda
shares the value of Seltzer Water, Beneficial.
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On
the second page of acknowledgements, the company's name should read "The
Republic of Tea."
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On p. 209, type A vegetables:
it says 1 cup, cooked or " dry;" it should say "raw."
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On p. 265 of the type B diet,
The lines "Onions are also a powerful friend to Type B. They contain
significant amounts of the antioxidant quercetin, a powerful antimutagen."
and "Artichoke is quite beneficial to the liver and gallbladder, weak
spots for Type B." were mistakenly transcribed from type A diet.
Onions are generally Neutral for type B secretors, and Beneficial
for type B nonsecretors. Artichokes
are a B-secretor Avoid and a B nonsecretor Neutral.
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Broad Bean and Fava
Bean have also been consolidated, as they are identical in common
parlance. The new listing is Fava (Broad) Bean, and its values
are Beneficial for A secretors; Avoid for AB secretors and O
nonsecretors; and Neutral for all others.
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Green/Snap/String Bean
is a consolidation of the separate items appearing in LR, and has the values
Tier I Beneficial for all As, Neutral for all other types.
The separate values listed in LR4yT should be disregarded in favor of this
combined value.
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Under FRUITS, the
serving frequency should read "per day" rather than "per
week" for all types.
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For type AB, on page 317, Blackberry/blackberry
juice is listed as Beneficial for AB secretors and Neutral for AB
nonsecretors. This is backwards; it is NEUTRAL for AB
secretors, BENEFICIAL for AB nonsecretors.
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Ezekiel Bread is
upgraded to Tier I Beneficial for A and B secretors and AB
nonsecretors.
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Oat/Oat Bran/Oatmeal is
listed as Neutral for type A secretors; its status is Tier I Beneficial.
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Wheat (Whole Wheat
Products) is listed in error as a Tier II Neutral for type A secretors
-- its value is Avoid.
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Wheat Bread (Sprouted
Commercial, Except Essene and Ezekiel) is changed from Beneficial to Neutral
for type A secretors and type ABs; and from Neutral to Avoid for type
B nonsecretors.
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On p. 271 it says "Walnut
oil and black currant seed oil are highly beneficial for type B
secretors." This should read "type B nonsecretors."
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The values for Mustard
(Prepared) have been refined for all types based upon four possible
preparations: with wheat and vinegar; with wheat, vinegar-free;
wheat-free with vinegar; wheat- and vinegar-free. These values will be
available when we have loaded them to TypeBase®.
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In the type B diet, Salad
Dressing should read "Salad Dressing/OK Ingredients"
and the item Tamari should read "Tamari (Wheat-free)."
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Worcestershire Sauce is
changed to Avoid for type O secretors.
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The value of Mustard, Dry
in the type A Herb/Spice list has been upgraded to Beneficial for
secretors and nonsecretors.
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Yeast (Brewers)
includes Nutritional Yeast. Its values are changed from Neutral
to Beneficial for type AB nonsecretors.
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The type A listing for Tea
(Black Regular) should read Tea (Black Regular/Decaf).
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