Paul Saladino· MD
this just goes to show you how important it is to maintain your strength
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this just goes to show you how important it is to maintain your strength
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if you were to pick one single test one single metric that could predict all-cause mortality almost nothing compares to a simple strength test and they've done this with a grip test and they've done this with people being able to stand up off the ground without holding on to anything a strength test is a better predictor of all-cause mortality than a blood lipid test or a blood pressure test or any other signal
being weak relative to being strong is about 250%
Grip strength is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular mortality - the number one cause of death in the United States - than high blood pressure.