"8 Heart-Healthy Actions to Slow Aging by 6 Years, New Research Shows"

Optimal cardiovascular health may slow biological aging, potentially staving off age-related diseases and extending lifespan. Using the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 checklist against phenotypic age—a measure based on blood markers rather than chronological age—researchers found a clear correlation: better heart health was linked with younger biological ages. Participants with the highest cardiovascular health scores were, on average, biologically six years younger than their actual age. This underscores the role of cardiovascular health in reducing biological age, disease risk, and mortality.