A weak handshake is associated with a higher risk of heart disease, osteoporosis and dementia. General practitioner Sarah Jarvis talked about this in an interview with a British tabloid magazine. Sun.
As Jarvis noted, scientists from Queen Mary University of London analyzed data from five thousand patients. They proved that people with weak cognition have a heart that cannot pump blood to the body. Other studies have shown that heart failure is associated with a higher risk of heart attack and stroke.
A weak handshake may also indicate an increased risk of dementia, according to a University of California study of 190,000 middle-aged volunteers. People who had poor cognition in their youth were found to have more problems with memory and thinking, including the possibility of developing dementia in the future.
And older people with poor handshakes are more likely to have broken bones from falls due to an increased risk of osteoporosis, an expert has warned. For this reason, Jarvis strongly recommends having your grip strength evaluated annually with a hand dynamometer. This can be done by making an appointment with a doctor during a medical examination.
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