{"id":111,"date":"2014-12-04T02:50:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T02:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2020-03-05T04:12:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T04:12:49","slug":"what-are-the-health-disadvantages-to-being-rh-negative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/popular-questions\/what-are-the-health-disadvantages-to-being-rh-negative\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the health (dis)advantages of being rh negative?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"What are the health (dis)advantages of being rh negative?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rhesus-negative-research-rhnegative-bloodtype\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iivXzkZJxQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/benefits-rh-negative\/\">What are the benefits of being rh negative?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;What are the benefits of being rh negative?&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/benefits-rh-negative\/embed\/#?secret=fEYks6gIkH#?secret=iivXzkZJxQ\" data-secret=\"iivXzkZJxQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rhesus-negative-research-rhnegative-bloodtype\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kDNaHxnQha\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/infections-of-viral-origin\/\">Infections of viral origin and Rh(D) negative blood<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Infections of viral origin and Rh(D) negative blood&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/infections-of-viral-origin\/embed\/#?secret=hxyoXV8ehM#?secret=kDNaHxnQha\" data-secret=\"kDNaHxnQha\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rhesus-negative-research-rhnegative-bloodtype\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tADUaZeX9q\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/didnt-we-see-this-coming-coronavirus\/\">Didn&#8217;t we see this coming? #coronavirus<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Didn&#8217;t we see this coming? #coronavirus&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/didnt-we-see-this-coming-coronavirus\/embed\/#?secret=LtCPRmaEoo#?secret=tADUaZeX9q\" data-secret=\"tADUaZeX9q\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.datebytype.com\/blogs\/view\/89\/Blood-Type-and-Health\">Blood Type and Health<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1984\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Canary-1984x880.jpg?fit=640%2C284&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Canary-1984x880.jpg?resize=1984%2C880&amp;ssl=1 1984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Canary-1984x880.jpg?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Canary-1984x880.jpg?resize=768%2C341&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Canary-1984x880.jpg?resize=1024%2C454&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Canary-1984x880.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Canary-1984x880.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>We, the rh negative people, are similar to the canaries in the coal mine, reacting first when there is danger approaching via e.g. gases. Similar to the canaries, whatever is bad for people in general, affects us stronger first. <br>When in a healthy environment, we do not get sick and might actually do better health-wise than the general population.<br>That is why it is so important for us rh negatives to listen to our bodies and stay away from programs designed for the rh positive masses.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rhesus-negative-research-rhnegative-bloodtype\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ONvol4XKfr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/thalassemia-and-rhd-negative-blood\/\">Thalassemia most frequent in O negative women<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Thalassemia most frequent in O negative women&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/thalassemia-and-rhd-negative-blood\/embed\/#?secret=sqtTdQU2Dw#?secret=ONvol4XKfr\" data-secret=\"ONvol4XKfr\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For health disadvantages, see:<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0141362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Worse Health Status and Higher Incidence of Health Disorders in Rhesus Negative Subjects<\/a><br>\nFor health advantages, visit:<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/benefits-rh-negative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF BEING RH NEGATIVE?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the past few years, quite a few articles have been published examining the different susceptibilities to certain diseases based on blood type.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rh negative people are more likely to suffer from allergies (especially food allergies)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/rh-negative-food-allergies.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/rh-negative-food-allergies-300x205.jpg?resize=300%2C205\" alt=\"rh negative food allergies\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/rh-negative-food-allergies.jpg?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/rh-negative-food-allergies.jpg?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.firetown.com\/2014\/07\/01\/rh-negative-people-more-resistant-to-chikungunya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rh negative people more resistant to chikungunya<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.firetown.com\/2014\/09\/14\/people-with-blood-type-ab-more-likely-to-experience-memory-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People with blood type AB more likely to experience memory loss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/15387241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blood types and national suicide rates.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a sample of 51 nations, the suicide rates were negatively associated with the proportion of people with Type O blood, while homicide rates were positively associated with this proportion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/15387241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blood type, homicide, and suicide.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In samples of organ donors, homicide victims had significantly more individuals with type O and type B than organ donors in general, while suicides did not differ.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.renalandurologynews.com\/blood-type-o-predicts-lower-prostate-cancer-recurrence-risk\/article\/342266\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blood Type O Predicts Lower Prostate Cancer Recurrence Risk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>People with blood type O are less likely to suffer from heart diseases:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2012\/08\/20\/really-blood-type-influences-heart-disease-risk\/?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Really? Blood Type Influences Heart Disease Risk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.NewsmaxHealth.com\/Health-News\/diabetes-blood-type\/2014\/12\/19\/id\/613974\/#ixzz3O8aBkImL\"> Type O Blood Lessens Chances of Getting Diabetes: Study<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In what scientists say is a first, a new analysis suggests that some blood types place women at a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>How much higher?<\/p>\n<p>According to a team of French researchers, women with blood type B positive appear to face a 35 percent greater risk for developing type 2 diabetes than women with blood type O negative.<\/p>\n<p>However, experts questioned the value of the findings when so many other risk factors for the blood sugar disease can be countered with lifestyle changes.<\/p>\n<p>At play in the study was the basic principal that, as the American Red Cross notes, &#8220;not all blood is alike.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Type A blood, for example, carries the A antigen on its surface, sparking a specific immune response whenever foreign substances enter the body. Type B blood carries the B antigen, while type AB carries both, and type O carries neither.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Please note:<br>\n<em>Some of the articles above come from health related websites or blogs. 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