Effect of yoga on general health: food habits versus blood groups

Abstract

INTRODUCTIONThe medical fraternity and scientists across the globe have not subscribed concretely the blood group relation with food habits. Here in this article, we are critically analyzing its relationship with calories intake. This critical study throws many challenges to the experts in the field of nutrition, dieticians, naturopathy therapists, and other such health practitioners.The prevalent concepts of diet and nutrition are based on age, calorie requirements, sex, and nature of work of a person. A diet plan for any individual primarily focuses on the said aspects and his/her health condition. The diet plan also differs according to the culture, region and religion of people. It can further be contemplated that if a baby's blood group can be known when he/she is in the womb then the mother's food habits can be changed accordingly so as to benefit the baby's health. There is an immense need to carry out genetic research in the area of blood groups of people. 1In this paper, we are analyzing the calories intake versus blood groups of different people and also suggesting ABSTRACT Background: In this paper, we attempted to critically analyze the relation between food habits intake versus different blood groups. In majority of the cases we found that there is a close link between the food habits versus the blood groups. Methods: As a sample measure, we collected 50 sample blood groups and their respective food habits. Descriptive statistics is applied to know the average number of people having different food habits versus blood groups. The study covers 25 females and 25 males. The target groups cover students, public and staff of Patanjali Yogpeeth and also patients. Results:The findings of the study show that the 4 major blood groups A, B, AB and O have almost the same food habits in terms of calorie intake. Secondly, the study shows that there is a probability of blood groups having a relation to different ailments which could be treated with appropriate dieting systems and energy. Thirdly, the sample study shows that people having AB blood group may be more prone to mental discomforts for which Aloevera juice along with general yoga practices has been suggested followed by other blood groups; A, B and O. Conclusions: This study will be useful for all the medical and paramedical practitioners, dieticians, nutrition experts. It will have general health policy implications at primary and sub center level centers.

Yoga practices for different blood types based on occi-dental – oriental food habits

“…These items are tested with fifty different blood group participants as given in Table 2. In our previous sample study of 50 cases (Acharya et al 2017) it was shown that 4 major blood groups have almost the same food habits in term of calorie intake. At present also we have considered the same group of 50 persons and carried out the studies with yoga wellness card and with OOFH shown in Table 6.…”