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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helen Pilcher

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Do you want to know when you will die i really dont - The Untold Story

Clocks and moving people in Canary Wharf, London
‘Chronological age is the number of candles on your birthday cake. Biological age is a measure of the health of your cells and organs.’ Photograph: A Room With Views/Alamy

In the season 5 finale of The Kardashians, the family took a commercially available blood test to discover how fast their bodies were ageing. It came as little surprise, given their privileged lifestyles, that the reality TV stars were said to be ageing more slowly than most mortals of the same age. Khloé, then 39, found she had a biological age of 28. Cue whoops of joy and much smugness.

The Kardashians join a growing list of celebrities who have taken similar tests and then crowed about their “biological ages”. Now, there’s a new test on the block.

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