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  • Did you know your blood type can say a lot about you? From your health, your donor compatibility,

  • and even your personality, blood type speaks volumes. Of course, knowing your blood type

  • helps when donating blood, but you might want to know some of its many other aspects. Some

  • believe knowing your blood type information could help you tailor your diet to live healthier.

  • You can also know the pitfalls of your blood type to counteract them. Some even try to

  • find out their blood type personality compatibility. Curious to find out more about your blood

  • type? I'm Mike with List25 and Here are 25 Eye-Opening Things Your Blood Type Says About

  • You.

  • 25.

  • If you have the A blood type, you're more

  • likely to have higher levels of the cortisol hormone than other types. Cortisol is a hormone

  • your body releases to help you with stress.

  • 24.

  • Mosquitoes love people with type O blood.

  • If you have this blood type, you're twice as likely to attract them.

  • 23.

  • In contrast, mosquitoes are the least attracted

  • to people with type A blood.

  • 22.

  • On the flip side, O blood types are less likely

  • to contract the deadliest forms of malaria because their proteins don't stick to to them

  • the way they do to others.

  • 21.

  • A University of Vermont study involving 30,000

  • people revealed that AB blood types were 82 percent likely to develop memory problems

  • that lead to dementia.

  • 20.

  • Those with A blood types may have a higher

  • risk of alcoholism than other types, according to a few studies. Studies have linked antigens

  • to the disease, suggesting A type antigens have a part to play.

  • 19.

  • Gustaf Edgren, M.D., Ph.D. of Karolinska Institute

  • in Sweden stated that people with type A blood have a high risk of developing gastric cancers.

  • He suggests staying away from smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and being overweight.

  • 18.

  • Your blood type determines your risk for heart

  • disease. On average, non-O blood groups have 60 to 80 percent higher chance of getting

  • blood clots. They're also at greater risk of getting coronary heart disease.

  • 17.

  • A study published in BMC Microbiology revealed

  • that your blood type plays a direct part in the proportion and profiles of intestinal

  • bacteria.

  • 16.

  • B blood types have 50,000 times the strains

  • of friendly bacteria than A or O have.

  • 15.

  • There's a popular study called Ketsueki-Gata

  • that connects blood types with personality. For instance, B blood types are said to be

  • passionate, creative, strong, but also selfish, unforgiving, and irresponsible. Of course,

  • there's no scientific basis for any of this.

  • 14.

  • Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo has championed

  • a diet based on blood type. For instance, those with Type O blood should eat lean meats

  • and seafood and avoid dairy and gluten.

  • 13.

  • If you have O Negative type blood, you are

  • a universal donor, meaning your blood can be given to any blood type.

  • 12.

  • If you have the AB+ blood type, then you're

  • a universal plasma donor which can be used in all blood types. Plasma is often used to

  • treat burn and shock victims.

  • 11.

  • People with Type B blood should focus on eating

  • leafy greens and vegetables and fruits, like grapes, plumes, and pineapples.

  • 10.

  • People with Type O blood are said to be confident

  • and strong-willed, but also self-centered and unpredictable.

  • 9.

  • Type O blood puts you at greater risk of developing

  • an ulcer all thanks to the bacteria H. pylori. Type O blood types have a different immunological

  • response than other types which triggers it.

  • 8.

  • The good news about Type O is that it's 37%

  • less likely to develop pancreatic cancer. The bacteria H. pylori again considered to

  • be the culprit for non-O blood types.

  • 7.

  • People with Type A blood should focus on eating

  • fruits like berries, apples, and avocados. Vegetables like broccoli and carrots are also

  • good. As an added plus, you can break down grains easier which means pastas and breads

  • should be a part of your diet.

  • 6.

  • A person's blood type can affect their pregnancy.

  • If the mother is RH- and the fetus is RH+, then the incompatibility could be dangerous

  • because the mother's immune system will make antibodies against the RH+. RH type is tested

  • for during the routine pregnancy blood work. If a woman is RH-, she's typically given an

  • RH immunoglobulin shot during her pregnancy.

  • 5.

  • If you have Type AB blood, you're said to

  • be cool, controlled, and rational, but also critical, indecisive, and irresponsible.

  • 4.

  • If you have the AB Negative blood type, you

  • have the most rare type of blood with only 1% of people having it.

  • 3.

  • On the flip side, if you have O Positive blood,

  • you're within the most common type of blood with A Positive a close second place.

  • 2.

  • With that said, O Positive blood types are

  • the most in demand for blood donations.

  • 1.

  • People with Type A blood are more susceptible

  • to smallpox infections and severe malaria. Thankfully, smallpox was eradicated in 1980.

  • So, do you know your blood type? Let us know in the comments below, or tweet your answer

  • to us @List25.

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