#19: How to measure biological age with Sara Hägg

How can you tell how well you age? Being able to measure biological age is important for understanding how you age, but how is it done? This is one of the questions we will discuss with Professor Sara Hägg, who recently published a study on 9 different biological age clocks, including functional measures, telomere length and epigenetic clocks. We’ll also discuss differences in how men and women age, and at what age you can expect to see a more accelerated decline in functionality.



If you want to read the publication, you can access the paper here: Longitudinal trajectories, correlations and mortality associations of nine biological ages across 20-years follow-up.



To connect with Sara or learn more about her work you can find her on Twitter @HaggSara.



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