How Blood Type Affects Your Health
Do mosquitoes seem attracted to you?
It turns out they are. A study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology found that only one mosquito landed in 83% of blood type O patients and 47% in blood type A patients.
Scientists believe that mosquitoes may be able to sense the sugars that some people secrete from their skin based on their blood type.
That’s not the only way blood types make you more or less susceptible. The type of blood that flows through your veins can affect your chances of getting cancer, stroke, or COVID.
“Different blood types have different antigens on the surface of red blood cells,” says Dr. Brian Rini, a professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University.
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that people with type A have a 45% higher risk of contracting COVID. Type O was 35% less likely.
A study from Harvard University shows that people with blood type O are less likely to have a heart attack or stroke. But a person with A, B, and AB has a 9% higher risk of both. Experts believe this is because people with type O tend to have lower cholesterol and less protein associated with clotting.
A study in the Journal of Cancer Epidemiology found that people with type B are 59% more likely to be diagnosed with cancer.
French researchers analyzed data from 82,000 people and found that women with blood type A were 10% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, while women with type B were 21% more likely to develop the disease. Did.
Also, some memory problems may be related to blood type. A study published in the Journal of Neurology found that people with type AB blood had an 82% higher risk of cognitive impairment.
Japanese researchers strongly believe that blood type influences personality, weaknesses, and strengths.People with blood type A are said to be calm, artistic and well-mannered. People with type B blood are practical, goal-oriented, and strong-willed. Type O people are sociable, energetic, and outspoken. People with AB blood type tend to have features on both sides of the spectrum.
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