METABOLIC TYPE IV DIET PLAN
MEDITERRANEAN
(EXCELLENT METABOLIZER)
CHARACTERISTICS:
Type IV people usually have a genetic background from and around the Mediterranean Sea and do well on the Mediterranean diet.
Typically Spanish, Italian, Greek, Israeli, and Arabic countries
THIS METABOLIC TYPE:
1. Burns sugar (carbohydrates) at a moderate rate and uses sugar for energy. You do well with most carbohydrates including carbohydrates that have a mid-range (50-80) glycemic index.
2. Can eat mostly raw vegetables with limited amounts of fruit. Your diet should be rich in salads, fresh uncooked vegetables, and fruits (as desserts) that should make up between 40-50% of you meal.
3. 50-60% of your foods should be derived from the Alkaline Forming Foods Chart and 40-50% from the Acid Forming Foods Chart (See About Your Blood Test manual). You should limit all red animal meats to 2-4 times per week. Use beans, fish, and fowl as other primary sources of protein and nuts, seeds, eggs, and cheeses as your secondary sources of protein.
4. Stress the following foods in your diet:
A. Whole grains, including bread, cereals, pasta, and rice (for carbohydrate and water requirements)
B. Moderate amounts of dairy, such as whole milk, natural cheeses, and eggs (for protein fat and fat-soluble vitamin {D, E, K and A} requirements)
C. Limited amounts of red meat (2-4 times per week) (for protein fat and fat-soluble vitamin {D, E, K and A} requirements)
D. Whitefish (trout, catfish, orange roughy, cod, flounder, scrod), fowl (white meat) (for protein fat and fat-soluble vitamin {D, E, K and A} requirements)
E. All nuts and seeds (for protein fat and fat-soluble vitamin {D, E, K and A} requirements)
F. All beans and legumes- (for protein and carbohydrate requirements)