Chronological age fails to capture how the process of aging differs between individuals. Variability in rates of biological aging in youth is related to anatomical and functional differences already visible by midlife. This portends substantially different aging outcomes that have individual- and societal-level implications.
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Jagust, W.J. Youthfulness begins in youth. Nat Aging 1, 239–240 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-021-00048-0
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