Category: TV Ent
Date: 28.06.2005
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Worried about your receding hairline, feeling out of breath after climbing the stairs?
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Is your body ageing faster than it should be or Are You Younger Than You Think?
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Your birth certificate may give your calendar age but
what is your 'real age'?
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Live on 91Èȱ¬ ONE, the one-off interactive special reveals your body's 'real age' - has your healthy lifestyle taken years off you or have years of over-indulgence and inactivity aged you prematurely?
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Presented by Desmond Lynam, Are You Younger Than You Think? is the nation's first live interactive nationwide health test.
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Viewers can take part by pressing their red button, online at bbc.co.uk/areyouyounger, using WAP enabled mobile phones or with an old fashioned paper and pen to discover if they are really younger than they think!
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Des is joined by a host of celebrities who will be taking the test, challenging preconceptions of what constitutes a healthy lifestyle, and, along with Des, revealing their 'real age'.
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They are joined in the studio by medical experts, giving advice on the lifestyle choices that could help keep you young, and an audience from around the UK, representing the nations and regions so we can determine which part of the country has aged the best.
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Are You Younger Than You Think? is an evidence-based measure of how fast your body is ageing and the effects of your lifestyle - whereas your calendar age just reflects the numbers of birthdays you've had.
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The test measures the physiological age of your body and how the quality of your life is affecting your rate of ageing.
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Most of us know that five portions of fruit and vegetables a day and regular exercise is good for you but did you know that flossing your teeth on a daily basis helps keep you young or that owning a dog can reduce your rate of ageing?
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Are You Younger Than You Think? will not only reveal your 'real age' but also offers you a chance to reverse the clocks of time.
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The Royal College of Physicians has supported Are You Younger Than You Think? as an effective way of encouraging people to think about ways of improving their health and quality of life.
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Professor Carol Black, President of the Royal College of Physicians, asks: "If you want to live as well as you can for as long as you can, do you know how?"
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Are You Younger Than You Think? gives you the chance to make lifestyle changes that will benefit the rest of your life.
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The Department Of Health also supports the key messages of Are You Younger Than You Think?
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Public Health Minister Caroline Flint says: "More and more people are taking an interest in their long-term health, but want advice and support on how to live a healthier lifestyle.
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"If making healthy choices were easy we'd all have made them long ago, and so it's important to find new ways of delivering health messages and health advice.
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"This fun and entertaining programme will be an ideal vehicle to help people enjoy healthier lives."
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Notes to Editors
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Real Age ® is a registered trademark of Real Age, Inc of San Diego, California.
