PubHawk
PLoS One December 2014 PMID 24454746

ABO genotype, 'blood-type' diet and cardiometabolic risk factors.

Jingzhou Wang, Bibiana García-Bailo, Daiva E Nielsen, Ahmed El-Sohemy

Full text PDF Download social card

Mentions

262
Peak: 6 in Feb 2020
across 6 sources since Mar 2019

Extended reach

387,550
potential audience

Total likes

363

Video views

5,691

Mentions per month

Mar 2019 – Oct 2025

Where it's discussed

  • Facebook135 posts
  • News70 articles
  • X / Twitter35 posts
  • Blogs17 articles
  • Reddit3 posts
  • YouTube2 videos

AI synopsis

What people are saying

The discussions are characterized by a critical tone, with many posts referencing scientific studies that debunk the diet, such as the 2014 Toronto study, and emphasizing the lack of biological basis for blood-type-based diets. Words like 'disproved,' 'debunked,' and the mention of peer-reviewed articles highlight a strong emphasis on scientific evidence over anecdotal claims, demonstrating high engagement and interest in factual accuracy.

AgreementStrong disagreement

Most discussions reject the blood-type diet, referencing scientific studies and emphasizing its lack of support.

InterestHigh interest

Many posts actively participate, share articles, and cite research, showing high curiosity and engagement with the topic.

EngagementHigh engagement

Posts analyze, refute, or support with detailed comments, indicating deep involvement and critical thinking.

ImpactModerate impact

While the overall consensus is dismissive of the diet's validity, some posts note that debunking this myth could influence public perceptions about diet and health.

Abstract in brief

  • The 'Blood-Type' diet suggests eating according to one's ABO blood group to enhance health and reduce chronic disease risk, though its actual health effects are not well-studied.
  • In a study with 1,455 participants, dietary adherence was measured, and various health biomarkers were assessed to determine any associations with the 'Blood-Type' diets.
  • Results showed that following the Type-A and Type-AB diets correlated with better health indicators, while Type-O was linked to lower triglycerides, but no significant results were found for Type-B, nor was any impact seen based on an individual's blood genotype.
Read the full abstract

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
アンチエイジングおじさん@認定ダイエットインストラクター・筋トレ・美肌・健康・アンチエイジング
@antiaging_uncle · X

「血液型ダイエット」は でたらめダイエット法 最近こんな記事を見まして https://t.co/1jybCMQh5f いまだに言ってて やばいやばい

Sep 12, 2022 · 12 likes · 119,823 followers View post →
Dt.Muna Alkhoriji
@munaalkhoriji · X

دراسة نشرت في PLOS ONE تمت في جامعة تورنتو كندا تدحض فرضية ان حمية فصائل الدم لها علاقة بتحسين الصحة رابط المقالة في موقع جامعة Toronto https://t.co/9d87LxOYHD رابط الدراسة في موقع PLOS ONE https://t.co/IHWgUZ08nc

Feb 11, 2020 · 11 likes · 3 shares · 20,675 followers View post →
elissa
@cuteeelissa · X

@AmiaahG just one google search disproves this , here’s one of many articles https://t.co/bLac7SFO5F

Feb 20, 2021 · 7 likes · 21 followers View post →
د. وسام العظَمة Dr. Wissam
@WissamAzma · X

#محمد_الفايد يزعم أن صاحب كل فصيلة دم مثل A أو O له حمية خاصة. هذه خرافة مأخوذة من كتاب eat right for your type للمؤلف بيتر دامادو. وطبعا هذا ليس عليه دليل علمي. وهناك دراسة تمت في جامعة تورنتو كندا تدحض فرضية ان حمية فصائل الدم لها علاقة بتحسين الصحة https://t.co/82ueiFGYSK

Apr 28, 2020 · 5 likes · 1 share · 37,217 followers View post →
Nanci Guest PhD, RD, CSCS
@NanciGuestRDPhD · X

eek "disproved' https://t.co/U6G3JSVmTU #BloodTypeDietDebunked https://t.co/G7mnuihCU2

Jun 8, 2019 · 5 likes · 10,514 followers View post →
Big Habibi
@BigHabib1 · X

https://t.co/dpvKfLDCkd In fact couple med students in Toronto ran a counter study and busted the myth

Feb 20, 2021 · 5 likes · 877 followers View post →

All mentions

André Wambier
@AndreWambier · X

Olá! Assista a nosso vídeo novo que acabou de sair

Oct 20, 2025 · 188 followers View post →
Thierry
@theudric_2024 · X

@Cameron20370744 Une étude de 2014 à Toronto a infirmé cette hypothèse, pourtant séduisante pour beaucoup de nutritionniste : https://t.co/Pfh874oGaz

May 13, 2025 · 21 followers View post →
BASEM BAHRANI باسم البحراني
@basemstat · X

@Tawarrow هذه بعض الدراسات في هذا المجال

Mar 12, 2025 · 35,474 followers View post →
DrAlvaroBustamante
@DrAlvaroBustam · X

2) J. Wang et al., ´ABO genotype, "blood-type" diet and cardiometabolic risk factors`. PLoS One. 2014, e84749

Mar 19, 2024 · 30 followers View post →
cait
@deadlibraa · X

@gigibody8 ABO Genotype, ‘Blood-Type’ Diet and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors (2013) https://t.co/TvO1egX0hU https://t.co/odrGzriiaH

Jan 24, 2024 · 184 followers View post →
حسام قنش | Husam Qanash, PhD
@Alahdal_PhD · X

(4) وهذه دراسة أخرى تثبت أن هناك تحسن في مستوى الكوليسترول وضغط الدم للمشاركين في الدراسة بسبب النظام الغذائي المتبع فقط ولكن لم يكن هناك أي علاقة مباشرة في ذلك بفصيلة دم معينه. https://t.co/QvZFpuIDkQ

Feb 7, 2023 · 1 like · 5,801 followers View post →
アンチエイジングおじさん@認定ダイエットインストラクター・筋トレ・美肌・健康・アンチエイジング
@antiaging_uncle · X

「血液型ダイエット」は でたらめダイエット法 最近こんな記事を見まして https://t.co/1jybCMQh5f いまだに言ってて やばいやばい

Sep 12, 2022 · 12 likes · 119,823 followers View post →
نوفا الحُمَّدي
@noofah200 · X

دراسة نشرت في PLOS ONE تمت في جامعة تورنتو كندا تدحض فرضية ان حمية فصائل الدم لها علاقة بتحسين الصحة رابط المقالة في موقع جامعة Toronto https://t.co/1Ut7yYwCHZ رابط الدراسة في موقع PLOS ONE https://t.co/wgBL73quGx

Jul 12, 2022 · 2 likes · 20,117 followers View post →
Nanci Guest PhD, RD, CSCS
@NanciGuestRDPhD · X

@DrPlantel Debunked by a master's student in our @elsohemy lab in 2014. Lots of press too. https://t.co/ylmMQoWM2S

Mar 4, 2022 · 3 likes · 10,514 followers View post →
Raven
@vegan_raven · X

RT @Veganella_: @ragrwrites @vegan_raven @tarastrong “Matching the ‘Blood-Type’ diets with the corresponding blood group did not change the…

Oct 14, 2021 · 1 share · 3,160 followers View post →
Veganella
@Veganella_ · X

@ragrwrites @vegan_raven @tarastrong “Matching the ‘Blood-Type’ diets with the corresponding blood group did not change the effect size of any of these associations. No significant association was found for the Type-B diet.” Ie, benefits are not related to blood type. https://t.co/W7DDO194hK

Oct 14, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 58,453 followers View post →
Jonathan Levitt
@JWLevitt · X

Authors of a 2014 study concluded that their findings did not support the claims that a blood type diet provides specific benefits. https://t.co/MdgP8Ngg49

Oct 8, 2021 · 1 like · 17,659 followers View post →
Poorly Organized Kate
@K8te_k8te_k8te · X

@chizzlefohtwen @WhimzyStudios Like yes if your aren’t getting enough minerals that can effect iron etc but blood type itself doesn’t effect metabolism directly. Here is what I found on pub med https://t.co/BAjknuofDc

Sep 23, 2021 · 1 like · 827 followers View post →
Big Habibi
@BigHabib1 · X

https://t.co/dpvKfLDCkd In fact couple med students in Toronto ran a counter study and busted the myth

Feb 20, 2021 · 5 likes · 877 followers View post →
kiari-kakami
@_MeetIsaac · X

https://t.co/vhqIg07BTc https://t.co/aGyt6dSjGO

Feb 20, 2021 · 3,743 followers View post →
elissa
@cuteeelissa · X

@AmiaahG just one google search disproves this , here’s one of many articles https://t.co/bLac7SFO5F

Feb 20, 2021 · 7 likes · 21 followers View post →
Zero Morphine
@kinetic_xan · X

https://t.co/dXCcTYRmPb https://t.co/YVQAzYOiAs It’s not a best kept secret because it’s not true. Why would anyone keep that a fuckin secret? https://t.co/QkpbXbigwf

Feb 19, 2021 · 1,285 followers View post →
Joaquín Estevan - Escaparrac
@joaquinestevan · X

@raqueruu No me suena, pero he encontrado esto por si te apetece leer. https://t.co/z1aX1geVIn

Jan 29, 2021 · 1 like · 2,152 followers View post →
sheepyroman
@sheepyroman · X

@_tiffypedic_ @_RAEjLoaf The blood type diet has no scientific basis https://t.co/Jt5Muig6cR

May 30, 2020 · 34 followers View post →
sheepyroman
@sheepyroman · X

@Cruz57Bobby @Q3407 @ashleykingsley The blood type diet has no scientific basis https://t.co/Jt5Muig6cR

May 30, 2020 · 34 followers View post →
sheepyroman
@sheepyroman · X

@_Saint2222 @chinxz3 @nubiantarot The blood type diet has no scientific basis https://t.co/Jt5Muig6cR

May 30, 2020 · 34 followers View post →
sheepyroman
@sheepyroman · X

@candyflss_ The blood type diet has no scientific basis https://t.co/Jt5Muig6cR

May 30, 2020 · 34 followers View post →
sheepyroman
@sheepyroman · X

@grimacemcdonal1 The blood type diet has no scientific basis https://t.co/Jt5Muig6cR

May 30, 2020 · 34 followers View post →
الحمدلله
@An2aara · X

RT @WissamAzma: #محمد_الفايد يزعم أن صاحب كل فصيلة دم مثل A أو O له حمية خاصة. هذه خرافة مأخوذة من كتاب eat right for your type للمؤلف بيت…

Apr 28, 2020 · 1 share · 102 followers View post →
د. وسام العظَمة Dr. Wissam
@WissamAzma · X

#محمد_الفايد يزعم أن صاحب كل فصيلة دم مثل A أو O له حمية خاصة. هذه خرافة مأخوذة من كتاب eat right for your type للمؤلف بيتر دامادو. وطبعا هذا ليس عليه دليل علمي. وهناك دراسة تمت في جامعة تورنتو كندا تدحض فرضية ان حمية فصائل الدم لها علاقة بتحسين الصحة https://t.co/82ueiFGYSK

Apr 28, 2020 · 5 likes · 1 share · 37,217 followers View post →
Martica Heaner PhD
@DrMartica · X

@EdtheSock @AnnaNicol18 No science to support that eating according to your blood type is a valid theory; But if believing this makes you eat better and cut out crap, of course, it will make you feel better, look better and lose weight - just not for the reasons you think https://t.co/sJDCIoax0Z

Feb 24, 2020 · 784 followers View post →
syh
@desikisme · X

@happykinny @iancopa7 mbak kalo nerima informasi mending diliat sumbernya deh, mungkin bisa dibaca ini jurnalnya :" https://t.co/5OcETTXbJp kalo ada problem kesehatan, mending ditanyakan ke ahlinya (tenaga keshatan) yg kompeten di bidangnya, kayak kalo motor rusak perginya ya ke bengkel bkn ke bioskop

Feb 19, 2020 · 82 followers View post →
Dietitians Gulf
@DietitiansGulf · X

RT @munaalkhoriji: دراسة نشرت في PLOS ONE تمت في جامعة تورنتو كندا تدحض فرضية ان حمية فصائل الدم لها علاقة بتحسين الصحة رابط المقالة في م…

Feb 12, 2020 · 3 shares · 19,899 followers View post →
Saud alarfaj
@SFABIGBOSS · X

RT @munaalkhoriji: دراسة نشرت في PLOS ONE تمت في جامعة تورنتو كندا تدحض فرضية ان حمية فصائل الدم لها علاقة بتحسين الصحة رابط المقالة في م…

Feb 11, 2020 · 3 shares · 188 followers View post →
Dr.Samiah
@DrSamiah2 · X

RT @munaalkhoriji: دراسة نشرت في PLOS ONE تمت في جامعة تورنتو كندا تدحض فرضية ان حمية فصائل الدم لها علاقة بتحسين الصحة رابط المقالة في م…

Feb 11, 2020 · 3 shares · 10,775 followers View post →
Dt.Muna Alkhoriji
@munaalkhoriji · X

دراسة نشرت في PLOS ONE تمت في جامعة تورنتو كندا تدحض فرضية ان حمية فصائل الدم لها علاقة بتحسين الصحة رابط المقالة في موقع جامعة Toronto https://t.co/9d87LxOYHD رابط الدراسة في موقع PLOS ONE https://t.co/IHWgUZ08nc

Feb 11, 2020 · 11 likes · 3 shares · 20,675 followers View post →
V.Sealan
@VSealan · X

@TroncheBiais Pour ceux que ça intéresseraient, il existe une étude publiée sur PLOS One et qui démonte ce régime pseudoscientifique : https://t.co/89bTk7Z0Ei

Dec 26, 2019 · 159 followers View post →
Dr. Emma Yasui
@starchaeologist · X

@lauraheathstout This idea is pretty absurd, not sure how I would respond in person. There is a study on blood type and this diet - haven't read it, but it's worth checking if you need something to point to. https://t.co/Pb2wFKgK4l

Jul 9, 2019 · 525 followers View post →
Nanci Guest PhD, RD, CSCS
@NanciGuestRDPhD · X

eek "disproved' https://t.co/U6G3JSVmTU #BloodTypeDietDebunked https://t.co/G7mnuihCU2

Jun 8, 2019 · 5 likes · 10,514 followers View post →
Erica
@EricaOlalla · X

ABO Genotype, ‘Blood-Type’ Diet and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors https://t.co/TUvkQQZLak

Mar 27, 2019 · 408 followers View post →