How does that affect biological aging measurement?
It s a real problem. For example, blood pressure, which is included in many age-measurement test batteries, is notoriously variable. Just walking into an unfamiliar doctor s office can cause a person s blood pressure to increase significantly. Overexertion possibly from walking up a flight of stairs will probably make blood pressure go up. This is a real problem with the current state of the art of aging measurement. However, as our understanding of aging increases and we find better biomarkers of aging, the measurement of biological age will become more accurate. Why isn t biological aging measurement being used? That s a very interesting question. For years, the American gerontological community has adhered to the dogma professed by several National Institutes on Aging [NIA] psychologists that biological age could not be measured. This is obviously ridiculous. For example, even a child can tell whether a person is old or young based on their appearance. Using aging measurements, we a
