Are consumer epigenetic age tests reliable? | Dr. Morgan Levine

In this clip, Drs. Patrick and Levine discuss the reliability of epigenetic age tests available to consumers. Do these tests provide accurate results, and how should we interpret them? Dr. Levine discusses the shortcomings of current epigenetic age testing for consumers and what measuring epigenetic age at one timepoint really means about true biological age.

[@JohnSlack89]

It has always struck me as perplexing that the non-epigenetic-specific clocks (like pheno age) don't incorporate some of the most highly correlated values such as VO2max, bone density, percent visceral adipose tissue, and ApoB. Would you have any comment about how these values might be incorporated, how they might change biological age prediction, or why they aren't included yet?

[@poddington39]

Does the grimage test come under ‘second generation’ …ie a bit bettter for accuracy?

[@VishalRaoOnYouTube]

3:49 she says GrimAge falls under 2nd generation