'Aging clocks' tell you how much 'older' you are than your chronological age. How do they work?

Live Science ^ | August 29, 2025 | Patrick Sullivan

[Governor Dinwiddie]

[fruser1]

News from the world of politicized health.

Do what we say or you’ll die.

[cgbg]

The environmental crazies have already declared me dead eight times...good think I have nine lives.

Lol.

[Nervous Tick]

>> “Biological age is notoriously hard to define because it’s very much a conceptual notion,”

Like gender, right?

And “he’s a biologist”!

[Huskrrrr]

“It’s not years, it’s the miles”.

Indiana Jones

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

The most important nutrient, program, system is................Attitude!

Besides longevity, a positive attitude, optimism, brings heath, and sometimes smiles. El Rush-Bo says that pessimism is easy. Optimism takes work.

A positive attitude overcomes many things. It overcomes most democRATS and DemoKKKrats.

[pfflier]

According to a physical I had in 1992 I would be 90+ "relative" years old by now.

According to my most recent physical a month ago, I am the equivalent of 67 "relative" years old.

Hmmm, doesn't seem like much science is involved there.

[alternatives?]

If one identifies as a female, will you live longer?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"Biological age" sounds as accurate as the BMI (Body Mass Index) measurement they use to determine obesity. Anything over 25 is "obese."

It uses a totally flawed formula that does not include a cubic factor, so it is not considering volume.

According to their BMIs, a tall, skinny person can be obese, while a short, fat person can be the shape of a pumpkin and the calculation says they aren't.

[Bob Mc]

I’ve done quite well over the past 70+ years. It’s the weekends that have taken it’s toll.

[Red Badger]

According to my BMI and my wife I am obese..................

[Dr. Sivana]

Although such clocks are in development, the science of biological age is still in its infancy.

Haven't life insurance companies been working on this for centuries?

[BipolarBob]

My frequent flier miles are adding up fast. I’M gaining on Methuselah.

[Fido969]

My doc had a program where he’s put in information about me, weight, age, diabetes, blood pressure, former smoker, and the thing would tell me what my life expectancy would be.

I’ve outlived that, so I don’t think the thing was very reliable.

[Organic Panic]

You’re only as old as the woman you feel....

[stars & stripes forever]

God has an appointed time for us to die. An ‘aging clock’ won’t prolong what has already been set in time.

[TexasGator]

“An ‘aging clock’ won’t prolong what has already been set in time.”

You misunderstand.

An aging clock does not extend your life,

[Gay State Conservative]

later

[9YearLurker]

But they’ve got a model for it!