Can Blood Type Determine Your Health?
Research suggests it pays to know if you’re A, B, AB or O
By Beth Howard From Grandparents.com
Quick: What’s your blood type?
If you’re scratching your head, you may be missing out on an important health clue. A spate of recent research suggests that your blood type — whether A, B, AB or O— may influence your risk for a variety of health conditions, from cardiac disease to cancer.
The research is still early and scientists aren’t yet sure how to explain the connections. Although you can’t change your blood type, however, knowing about added risks can still be helpful. Here are several ways your blood type could be affecting your health — and what to do about it read more