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5. Health benefits
People with type O blood have the lowest risk of developing coronary heart disease compared
to people with A, B, and AB blood types. Studies show that non-O blood type individuals have
a 25% higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer than people with O blood type.

Moreover, people with blood type O have a lower risk of developing circulatory diseases and
cognitive disorders. However, keeping a healthy lifestyle and managing health risk factors
is crucial for avoiding diseases, no matter what blood type you have.
Which blood type do you have? Are you aware of the ways your blood type may influence your life?
Taken from: https://brightside.me/inspiration-
health/if-your-blood-type-is-o-here-are-8-things-that-are-worth-knowing-about-648660/

Complete the notes below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage

What You Should Know About Type O Blood.
The characteristic : the 1 _______ of antigens in the blood cells

the 2 _______ of antibodies in the blood cells

As a donor : It can be 3 _______ to any types of blood.

As a receiver : 4 _______ able to take from the similar type of blood

Health risk : 5 _______ to the infection from virus and bacteria compared to other blood types

6 _______ to be obese compared to other blood types

Health benefit : developing the coronary heart at the 7 _______ risk

Do all the following statements agree with the views of the writer in the reading passage?

Write:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the writer
FALSE if the statement contradicts the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say that the writer thinks about this.

Example:
People should do the crossmatch to know their blood type. (T/F/NG)

1. The nonexistence of the antigens and antibodies in the blood plasma can determine
blood types. (T/F/NG)
2. Type O blood has no antigens in the plasma. (T/F/NG)

3. Only the people with type AB blood who can donate their blood to any types of blood. (T/F/NG)

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