New Study Finds One Unexpected Health Stat Correlates to a Longer Lifespan

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New Study Finds One Unexpected Health Stat Correlates to a Longer Lifespan

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Eating a high-protein, well-balanced diet, getting 7-9 hours of sleep, walking 10,000 steps a day, and so much more are essential to a healthy and prolonged life. We see so much on social media from both experts and those who think of themselves as experts trying to pinpoint the key to living a longer and healthy life. Now, a new study has found one surprising measure of health and longevity.

A study published in the

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tracked over 14,000 adults aged 50 and above for 12 years, using grip strength as an easy indicator of muscle health. The findings showed that individuals with weaker grip strength faced a 45 percent higher risk of death over the study *******.

Grip strength is often overlooked by the average gym-goer or health enthusiast, dismissed as useful only in over-the-top scenarios like hanging from a cliff. But in reality, it offers far more practical and important health benefits.

Your grip can reveal a lot about the

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. It can be used to assess muscle strength, predict risk of functional limitations and disability, and even serve as a biomarker for certain health conditions. As this study suggests, maintaining that strength could be key to living longer and feeling healthier as you grow older.

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for men is around 116 pound-force, while the average for women is 65.6 pound-force. However, healthy grip strength is typically 72.6 pound-force for men and 44 pound-force for women. Grip strength generally

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and declines with age, so the earlier you focus on improving your grip strength, the better the benefits will be in your later years.

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