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8 Reasons Everyone Should Know Their Blood Type

Stroke: Type O has the lowest risk

Stroke: Type O has the lowest risk

ScienceAlert.com has found that people with a blood type other than O (the most common) have a 9 percent higher risk of cardiovascular issues such as stroke. Biologists are still investigating why this might be; one possible explanation is that non-O blood types contain more of the Von Willebrand factor, a protein that has been connected to blood clotting and stroke in the past.

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