The health information developed by RealAge is founded on the best medical and health
science research has to offer. Below are some of the frequently asked questions about
the science and philosophy behind RealAge. Click on a question to read the answer.
How does RealAge measure health? |
RealAge is widely accepted as the gold standard for measuring individual health status. The patented RealAge metric assigns a numerical value to your health status in order to help you set goals and gauge your progress. In this way, RealAge allows you to weigh the costs and benefits of your health choices and replace unfavorable decisions with better ones.
Making better choices not only adds years to life, it also slows your speed of aging now. The choices you have made until now not only affect your life expectancy, but also your RealAge.
To calculate RealAge, the RealAge Test weighs each of your individual factors in your profile, from medical history and current health conditions to exercise, nutrition, and daily habits. The RealAge Test was developed, and is maintained, by the doctors, epidemiologists, and scientists on the RealAge Scientific Advisory Board. These RealAge experts use primary scientific research on humans that shows how individual traits and behaviors affect mortality risk.
Because most of these studies evaluate one trait or behavior at a time, the RealAge Test has put the results of hundreds of studies into a single numerical program -- the RealAge calculator. Depending on your individual mix of traits and behaviors, the calculator estimates your mortality risk and translates it into a result that makes sense: your RealAge.
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