Many older adults are beginning to realize that the number on their birthday cake may not tell the full story about their health. Biological age tracking has rapidly emerged as one of the biggest wellness and longevity trends among retirees and adults over 50.
Unlike chronological age, which simply measures how many years someone has lived, biological age attempts to estimate how “old” the body actually functions based on biomarkers tied to inflammation, metabolism, cardiovascular health, sleep, mobility, and cellular aging. Researchers now use everything from DNA methylation patterns to wearable-device data to estimate how quickly the body may be aging internally. Here are six reasons that biological age tracking is becoming more of a health trend.
