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The Metabolic Typing Diet...
In the book The Metabolic Typing Diet, researcher William Wolcott offers a simple home self-test for identifying your metabolic type. For an accurate diagnosis,
a trained health practitioner can provide a thorough assessment that may include urine and blood tests. Wolcott provides three general metabolic types:
Protein types -- Protein types are fast oxidizers of parasympathetic dominant. They tend to be frequently hungry, crave fatty, salty foods, fail with low-calorie
diets, and tend towards fatigue, anxiety, and nervousness. They are often lethargic or feel "wired", "on edge", with superficial energy while being tired
underneath.
Carbo types -- Carbo types are slow oxidizers or sympathetic dominant. They generally have relatively weak appetites, a high tolerance for sweets, problems
with weight management, "type A" personalities, and are often dependent on caffeine.
Mixed types -- Mixed types are neither fast or slow oxidizers, and are neither parasympathetic or sympathetic dominant. They generally have average appetites,
cravings for sweets and starchy foods, relatively little trouble with weight control, and tend towards fatigue, anxiety, and nervousness.
What are the guidelines for the diet?
According to the metabolic typing diet, the three metabolic types should eat the following foods:
Protein types should eat diets that are rich in protein, fats and oils, and high-purine proteins such as organ meats, pate, beef liver, chicken liver, and beef.
Carbohydrate intake should be low.
Carbo types should eat diets that are high in carbohydrates and low in protein, fats, and oils. They should eat light, low-purine proteins.
Mixed types should eat a mixture of high-fat, high-purine proteins and low-fat, low-purine proteins such as cheese, eggs, yogurt, tofu, nuts. This type requires
relatively equal ratios of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.
What are the strengths of this diet?
Unlike other diets that recommend the same plan for everyone, the metabolic typing diet recognizes that we are individual. Our metabolisms differ, so our diets
should as well.
The metabolic typing theory may help to explain why some people do better on a high protein, low carb diet, while others do better on a high carb diet. Wolcott
explains that the effects of different diets on the metabolic types:
High Carb, Low Fat Diet -- This diet is suitable for carbo types. However, in protein types and mixed types, a high carb, low fat diet can increase fat storage by
increasing insulin, and lower metabolic rate by breaking down muscle tissue due to insufficient protein intake, and may disrupt adrenal and thyroid function.
High Protein, High Fat Diet (e.g. Atkins Diet, Hamptons Diet) -- This diet is suitable for protein types. However, in carbo types and mixed types, a high protein,
high fat diet can increase fat storage by disturbing cellular oxidation, and lower metabolic rate by creating a shortage of glucose caused by low carb intake. It
may also disturb adrenal and thyroid function.
40-30-30 Diet (e.g. Zone diet) -- This diet is suitable for mixed types. However, a 40-30-30 diet can increase fat storage by disturbing oxidation. It can lower
metabolic rate by creating a shortage of glucose in carbo types and a shortage of protein in protein types, both resulting in muscle breakdown. What
precautions should I take with this diet?
Critics of the metabolic typing diet say that a diet rich in organ meats, pate, and saturated animal fats is unhealthy.
In the book The Metabolic Typing Diet, researcher William Wolcott offers a simple home self-test for identifying your metabolic type. For an accurate diagnosis,
a trained health practitioner can provide a thorough assessment that may include urine and blood tests. Wolcott provides three general metabolic types:
Protein types -- Protein types are fast oxidizers of parasympathetic dominant. They tend to be frequently hungry, crave fatty, salty foods, fail with low-calorie
diets, and tend towards fatigue, anxiety, and nervousness. They are often lethargic or feel "wired", "on edge", with superficial energy while being tired
underneath.
Carbo types -- Carbo types are slow oxidizers or sympathetic dominant. They generally have relatively weak appetites, a high tolerance for sweets, problems
with weight management, "type A" personalities, and are often dependent on caffeine.
Mixed types -- Mixed types are neither fast or slow oxidizers, and are neither parasympathetic or sympathetic dominant. They generally have average appetites,
cravings for sweets and starchy foods, relatively little trouble with weight control, and tend towards fatigue, anxiety, and nervousness.
What are the guidelines for the diet?
According to the metabolic typing diet, the three metabolic types should eat the following foods:
Protein types should eat diets that are rich in protein, fats and oils, and high-purine proteins such as organ meats, pate, beef liver, chicken liver, and beef.
Carbohydrate intake should be low.
Carbo types should eat diets that are high in carbohydrates and low in protein, fats, and oils. They should eat light, low-purine proteins.
Mixed types should eat a mixture of high-fat, high-purine proteins and low-fat, low-purine proteins such as cheese, eggs, yogurt, tofu, nuts. This type requires
relatively equal ratios of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.
What are the strengths of this diet?
Unlike other diets that recommend the same plan for everyone, the metabolic typing diet recognizes that we are individual. Our metabolisms differ, so our diets
should as well.
The metabolic typing theory may help to explain why some people do better on a high protein, low carb diet, while others do better on a high carb diet. Wolcott
explains that the effects of different diets on the metabolic types:
High Carb, Low Fat Diet -- This diet is suitable for carbo types. However, in protein types and mixed types, a high carb, low fat diet can increase fat storage by
increasing insulin, and lower metabolic rate by breaking down muscle tissue due to insufficient protein intake, and may disrupt adrenal and thyroid function.
High Protein, High Fat Diet (e.g. Atkins Diet, Hamptons Diet) -- This diet is suitable for protein types. However, in carbo types and mixed types, a high protein,
high fat diet can increase fat storage by disturbing cellular oxidation, and lower metabolic rate by creating a shortage of glucose caused by low carb intake. It
may also disturb adrenal and thyroid function.
40-30-30 Diet (e.g. Zone diet) -- This diet is suitable for mixed types. However, a 40-30-30 diet can increase fat storage by disturbing oxidation. It can lower
metabolic rate by creating a shortage of glucose in carbo types and a shortage of protein in protein types, both resulting in muscle breakdown. What
precautions should I take with this diet?
Critics of the metabolic typing diet say that a diet rich in organ meats, pate, and saturated animal fats is unhealthy.
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