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Your Age Won’t Tell You Much About Your Health — This Marker Will Reveal Much More

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As we journey through life, the risk of developing chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease, and neurological disorders, increases significantly. However, while we all grow older chronologically at the same pace, biologically, our clocks can tick faster or slower. Relying solely on chronological age — the number of years since birth — is inadequate to measure the body’s internal biological age.

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