Here are the different blood types and how this affects your health.
BLOOD TYPES – These are the four main blood groups and this is what a certain type says about your health and its relation to medical conditions.
There are 4 main blood groups or blood types – the A, B, AB and O. The certain type for a person is determined through the genes he or she has inherited from the parents. Each group could RhD positive or RhD negative which basically means there are 8 blood groups in total.
According to the ABO system, the four main groups are defined:
- A – has A antigens on the red blood cells with anti-B antibodies in the plasma
- B – has B antigens with anti-A antibodies in the plasma
- O – has no antigens, but both anti-A and anti-B antibodies in the plasma
- AB – has both A and B antigens, but no antibodies
Check out you type below and what does it say about your health:
- blood group A
- more at risk and likely to get stomach cancer
- more at risk of pancreatic cancer
- type A blood tend to have more cortisol, the stress hormone
- higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE)
- Type 2 diabetes happens to people in this blood group but experts are still in further research about this as to why
- blood group B
- more at risk of stomach cancer
- more at risk of pancreatic cancer
- higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE)
- Type 2 diabetes happens to people in this blood group but experts are still in further research about this as to why
- blood group O
- lower risk of coronary heart disease
- mosquitoes with malaria can have a harder time causing the disease to people with this blood type
- people with type are at higher chance to develop Peptic ulcers as per post from WebMD
- longer life span which is probably due to lowered risk of disease in your heart and blood vessels
- blood group AB
- more at risk of stomach cancer
- one study showed that more people with memory problems have this blood type
- more at risk of pancreatic cancer
- higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE)
- higher chance for a stroke
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