I Don't See A Link To This 'nhs Calculator'.

[sandyRoe]

Before my hypochondria goes into overdrive, can anyone help?

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/official-nhs-calculator-predicts-when-you-will-have-a-heart-attack/ar-AA9xnvQ

[sandyRoe]

I've found it.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11457774/Official-NHS-calculator-predicts-when-you-will-have-a-heart-attack.html

[sandyRoe]

82. I could live with that.

[AlwaysConfused]

My heart is a year older than me!

[Retrochic]

what a load of rubbish! It asks no questions about activity level,lifestyle or diet.

[sandyRoe]

I agree, Retrochic. It could do with a bit of a tweak.

[jno]

my heart is several years older than me. This is probably becasue it is so big and generous, I always have lots to share with others.

[jno]

I don't think activity, diet etc are relevant. It's based on where you're at now, regardless of how you've got here. And it can't predict what you will do next; you could live more healthily, or less.

[ummmm]

It gave me my correct age although I had to guess my weight.

[Retrochic]

jno -well that's refreshing - your future health is no reflection of your current lifestyle -so I can work out,eat a low fat high fibre diet and abstain from alcohol -and expect my heart to be the same age and expect to live as long as a beer swilling,fag smoking couch potato?

[Retrochic]

Ummmm of course it gave you your correct age -you put your date of birth in the questionnaire!!

[Retrochic]

naval I think the questionnaire takes your date of birth and adds or subtracts a couple of years depending on how you answer the very simplistic questions -try it with different ages and you will see a pattern.

[ummmm]

Correct, naval.

It gave jno an older age than she is. It gave me my correct age.

[Retrochic]

lol! maybe jno put in her correct weight instead of making it up .

[ummmm]

I have a fair idea how much I weigh. I'm probably lighter than the weight I put in.

[stuey]

I think that the accompanying photo is quite appropriate; That blindingly brilliant white light at the end of the journey:)

[Peter Pedant]

There is an episode of "Medium" where Alison the heroine see everyone with a badge with the number of days they have left

and I thought it might be like that .....

it isnt

[Peter Pedant]

I weight in three figures. I went over 100 kg in 1986.

I have big bones and am 'sarlid' - stuey will recognise the word

When I was (ill) in hospital the consultant said in a worried voice we calculate you are 10 li overloaded ( but did NOT say: and therefore should be dead ) and I replied piffle that is only 10% of my body weight - you know I usually weigh 100 kg ?
well that day I weighed 110.

[Jackdaw33]

Only 10 years to go for me, then it's Goodnight Vienna. Best max out all my credit cards.

[Retrochic]

wonder how many people got the answer around 83 years old?