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Yellow Hand Bumps Linked to 36 Percent Higher Heart Attack Risk

Dr Eric Berg · What Your Hands Are Warning You About Your Heart · May 19, 2026
Yellow Hand Bumps Linked to 36 Percent Higher Heart Attack Risk
Dr Eric Berg
Dr Eric Berg
What Your Hands Are Warning You About Your Heart
"I read a study with over 951 people. They correlated it with a 36.7% increase in the rate of heart attacks. And by the way, if you're a female over 51, that risk just jumps up 17 times higher."
Yellow cholesterol deposits on hand tendons correlate with significantly elevated heart attack risk according to a 951-person study, with the risk spiking 17-fold for women over 51. The speaker argues this visible hand sign warrants advanced lipid profile testing beyond standard cholesterol panels.
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