Blood group astrology - why the AB0 blood groups do not determine the human character nor the appropriate nutrition
<p>AB0 blood groups are inherited markers on blood cells. Since their discovery, there were numerous attempts to be attributed a wide variety of biological functions they don’t possess. The purpose of this article is primarily to inform the professional, as well as lay public that the theory o...
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| author | Martina Gajšek Grbec Marija Pfeifer Primož Rožman |
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| description | <p>AB0 blood groups are inherited markers on blood cells. Since their discovery, there were numerous attempts to be attributed a wide variety of biological functions they don’t possess. The purpose of this article is primarily to inform the professional, as well as lay public that the theory of healthy nutrition based on AB0 blood groups represents nothing more than a pseudoscience used for mass exploitation and commercial purposes. ABO blood groups were attributed such characteristics by naturopathic doctor Peter D'Adamo, who on the basis of false methods and erroneous assumptions wrote a bestseller "Eat Right For Your Type". It claims that the blood groupsAB0 represent a "key to the functioning of our immune system" and that the blood group based diet represents a “key to the health of every man”. As in the case of nutrition based on the ABO blood groups, the scientific knowledge in the field of immunohematology is misused to mislead the lay public, we are obliged to explain the real meaning and the role of blood groups in health and disease, the misuse of blood groups in relation to healthy nutrition.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-413821bcc0bb4216a48d9b3788d9b6132022-12-22T02:43:08ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242016-04-018521082Blood group astrology - why the AB0 blood groups do not determine the human character nor the appropriate nutritionMartina Gajšek Grbec0Marija Pfeifer1Primož Rožman2Transfusion center General hospital Celje Oblakova ulica 5 3000 Celje SloveniaDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic diseases, University medical center Ljubljana Zaloška 7 1525 Ljubljana SloveniaBlood Transfusion Center of Slovenia Šlajmerjeva 6 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia<p>AB0 blood groups are inherited markers on blood cells. Since their discovery, there were numerous attempts to be attributed a wide variety of biological functions they don’t possess. The purpose of this article is primarily to inform the professional, as well as lay public that the theory of healthy nutrition based on AB0 blood groups represents nothing more than a pseudoscience used for mass exploitation and commercial purposes. ABO blood groups were attributed such characteristics by naturopathic doctor Peter D'Adamo, who on the basis of false methods and erroneous assumptions wrote a bestseller "Eat Right For Your Type". It claims that the blood groupsAB0 represent a "key to the functioning of our immune system" and that the blood group based diet represents a “key to the health of every man”. As in the case of nutrition based on the ABO blood groups, the scientific knowledge in the field of immunohematology is misused to mislead the lay public, we are obliged to explain the real meaning and the role of blood groups in health and disease, the misuse of blood groups in relation to healthy nutrition.</p>http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1316ABO antigens, Lewis blood group, lectins, secretor status, nutrition |
| spellingShingle | Martina Gajšek Grbec Marija Pfeifer Primož Rožman Blood group astrology - why the AB0 blood groups do not determine the human character nor the appropriate nutrition Zdravniški Vestnik ABO antigens, Lewis blood group, lectins, secretor status, nutrition |
| title | Blood group astrology - why the AB0 blood groups do not determine the human character nor the appropriate nutrition |
| title_full | Blood group astrology - why the AB0 blood groups do not determine the human character nor the appropriate nutrition |
| title_fullStr | Blood group astrology - why the AB0 blood groups do not determine the human character nor the appropriate nutrition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blood group astrology - why the AB0 blood groups do not determine the human character nor the appropriate nutrition |
| title_short | Blood group astrology - why the AB0 blood groups do not determine the human character nor the appropriate nutrition |
| title_sort | blood group astrology why the ab0 blood groups do not determine the human character nor the appropriate nutrition |
| topic | ABO antigens, Lewis blood group, lectins, secretor status, nutrition |
| url | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1316 |
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