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What is your real 'biological age', and what does this mean for your health?

  • Written by Carissa Bonner, Research Fellow, University of Sydney
Biological age calculators are a crude measurement but can be a wake-up call to improve our lifestyle.Lorene Farrugia

Age-based risk calculators that work out your “real biological age” are increasingly popular. We hear about body age on health shows like How to Stay Young; gyms promote reductions in metabolic age and fitness age; games...

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