Disease Detection Through Finger

Was ever noticed the size of the five fingers of your hand? Comparison of length of ring finger and index finger can be a medium for the detection of disease risk. Starting from the fever, joint pain, to heart disease and cancer.

Biologist University of Swansea, Professor John Manning, said the difference in length of ring finger and index finger associated with hormone levels in the body, which affect the risk of disease.

Based on its analysis, finger length is determined since in the womb. Or male sex hormone testosterone, to encourage the growth of the ring finger, and female hormones or estrogens promote the growth of the index finger.

"When 8-12 weeks of pregnancy, levels of these sex hormones have a huge impact on the development of the brain, heart and other organs," says Professor Manning, who wrote the results of his study in a book called 'The Finger Ratio'.

The following analysis of the level of Professor Manning's health risks based on comparison of index and ring fingers, as quoted by the Daily Mail:

Flu
Based on research involving 200 students at the University of Liverpool, those with longer ring fingers are more vulnerable suffer from flu and other common diseases, than those with longer index finger.

Prostate cancer
The study British Journal of Cancer shows that men with the size of the ring finger longer than index finger has a higher risk of prostate cancer. The majority of men do have a long ring finger size, but there's no harm in making the results of this study as an alertness alarm.

Heart trouble
Risk of heart disorders can also be detected by comparing the size of two fingers. According to a study in 2001, a man with size index finger shorter than ring fingers have a lower risk of heart disease.

Osteoarthritis
Nottingham University based research, those with longer ring fingers than index fingers, two times more likely to develop knee osteoarthritis. This study measures the 2,000 people the finger. "These results have been replicated in other studies with a large scale in America," says Professor Manning.

Anorexia
"There is some evidence that people with anorexia tend to have ring fingers that are very long," says Professor Manning.

Autism
There is some evidence that a longer ring finger associated with an increased risk of having ADHD or become autistic. Three studies have shown this condition to autism and four studies have shown this to ADHD.

Alcoholics
"The bad news is that people with longer ring fingers are more likely to drink alcohol," says Professor Manning. "But do not worry, recent research at Swansea University found long ring fingers tend to be attracted to smoking."

Fertility
In 2002, Professor Manning, researchers who focus on doing a study of finger launched a book that reveals that men with long ring fingers have higher fertility rates than men with shorter ring fingers.