Brits can find out just how old is their heart compared to their real age with a quick online NHS test.
Many people are warned over the importance of having a healthy heart and the dangers of conditions like high cholesterol, high blood pressure or obesity.
There are currently 7.6 million people living with heart disease, according to the British Heart Foundation and somebody dies from it every three minutes.
People are told to do more exercise and eat healthier but there is also a useful test on the NHS website that lets people know how old their heart is compared to their age.
The tool asks specific questions about your health including factors such as whether the person is a smoker, or what is their weight and height.
They are also questioned about illnesses they may have had, whether they have diabetes, arthritis or kidney disease.
People give their real age and through an algorithm the predicted age of their heart is given.
The website states: "This heart age calculator is based on the Joint British Societies (JBS3) risk calculator. A mathematical process (algorithm) which is based on QRISK data is used to estimate a person's heart age and their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
"This algorithm is currently designed for use between the ages of 30 and 95 because people within this range are at a higher risk of conditions that affect the heart."
GP and author Dr Allswell E Eno said that heart disease is preventable if it is detected and treated early enough.
“Heart disease as it is commonly understood refers to what the medical profession calls coronary heart disease (CHD) or more commonly ischaemic heart disease (IHD)," he told the Express.co.uk.
“These terms specifically mean damage or potential damage to the heart and symptoms of this arising from blockage of or restriction to the blood flow and hence oxygen supply it receives from one or more of its arteries (the coronary arteries) and branches, and distinguish it from other forms of heart disease.
“IHD is preventable and, if not prevented, is a treatable condition provided it is detected and treated early enough.
“A number of factors independently or combined increase or reduce the risk of developing IHD, or worsening it if already present.
“Some of them inherited, most of them acquired, and all of them modifiable or treatable.”
