Body age

They reckon you live longer if you have an optimistic outlook. Unfortunately I am a born pessimist.

B****R that for a game of soldiers. I appear to be 6 yrs older than my real age. It's probably because I lean towards pessimism. Being pessimistic can save disappointment later.

Just call me Eyore.

Four years older! Must do more excerise, eat less red meat (see meatless Mondays) and be more optimistic!

I have aged 16 years if I don't cheat and 4 years if I cheat a tiny bit.

I'm 4 years younger and when we get another dog, I will be 6 years younger!

I have aged 11 years !!!!

Husband is 20 years younger, 58 instead of 78' I have got myself a toy boy, not. I am 6 years younger which ia down to smoking in my misspent youth. It was a long time ago 45 years but my doctor says it still counts.

Three years younger for me. I thnk if I lost a wee bit of weight, that would help. According to the charts I'm not overnight but I feel rather lardy, after being on holiday and eating different food etc.

Twenty one years younger than my seventy three but did I cheat by including gardening and ten thousand steps a day as exercise. I feel about ninety five by five pm and snooze all evening with gransnet and television. I've yet to see the end of midsomer murders so every time a repeat comes on it is new to me! Take it all with a pinch of salt (iodised of course). Never been to a gym. I do drink 14 units a week. I can only count to fourteen. The optimism one was a bit difficult to decide.

Seven younger, and I smoked for ten years!

Oh no! My body is 10 years older than me. I think it's being an ex-smoker. I do try to eat well and exercise every day.

What? I don't smoke or drink and although I'm a bit overweight (by about 8-9 lbs), apparently at 67 I have the body of a 78 year old. Going into a corner to sulk now.

Same here Merlotgran definitely 'avin' a larf

7 years older. Not a surprise for an overweight smoker.

19 years younger! Think I'll try DHs now!

Five years younger, but why does it ask how much red meat you eat and only gives you an option for fish and dairy or meat and veg, and not an option for fish and meat? I eat a lot of fish, but I also eat red meat! Perhaps I misinterpreted it.

There is a bit of explanation at the end E.g. " Your attitude has a tangible impact on your health. Optimists live longer and get ill less regularly. And even when they do get ill, they make better recoveries."

Twenty years younger! They're 'avin' a larf.

My knees disagree for a start.

Mine came out 15 years younger. I don't feel it these days!

I'm 74, says my age is 67, so how come I feel 96 somedays?

I'm 63 with a body age of 48 - mental age of a 7 year old!!!

Anyway I'm sure if there was a question about being exposed to passive smoking my results would not be as good! I lived with a packet-a-day smoker for many years and it still annoys me that I didn't kick against it harder back in the 70s and 80s.

So I don't think this is definitive.

gilly maybe stress (support) and outlook (pessimist/optimist) has an impact physiologically? Mind/body and all that.

Minus 10 ...

7 years younger. Not bad!