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21 responses to “Can How Old You Look Tell You How Long You’ll Live?”

1. I’m 45 and the app told me I look 26. Nice ego boost. I am often told that I look early to mid-30’s and when I tell people I’m 45, they are shocked.

   I find the older I get, the younger I look. When I was 20, I looked 20. When I was 25, I looked 25. When I was 30, I looked 25. When I was 35, I looked 28…etc…

   Reply to Louise

2. I’m 45 and I got an age estimate of 70. People often think I look a lot younger.

   Reply to J

3. bad, uneven lighting put me at 81, but when I took the time to get in better light and take a clearer picture the age estimate was very good. Next time I will try even better image quality and try to get my age under 40! :)

   Reply to CadeJ

4. I used a year old photo, taken soon after my 70th birthday….ridiculous ‘face age’ given,
   saying 46! Flattering but unrealistic; most people guess my age as early 50s. Said I would live to 83, not encouraging Parents lived to 88 and 95.

   Reply to catsforme

5. I’m 55 and it gave me a face age of 29, so I’m happy. :) It gave me a lifespan of 83.5 years.

   Reply to Deb

6. I looked 38 or 42 depending on whether I said I was a former smoker and got regular sun, or, not. Actually I’m 37 and most people put me at 30. Perhaps those people are going off more than my face but I doubt any of them would put me at 42. It says I’ll live til 84. I’m shooting for 120 in good health

   Reply to Claire

7. I put everything in and it just keeps saying something went wrong. Nothing wrong on my end. But if that’s all the info they need, I agree with the person who says it’s about as accurate as “which Harry Potter character are you”.

   Reply to F

8. I am 16 and I look 11

   Reply to Keiran maule

9. I’m 36, but apparently I look 77

   Strange. People usually think I’m about 24

   Reply to Bla

10. Old girl

    Reply to Sylvia

11. I got 81, 72 and 64. I’m 34 and look that if not younger. I uploaded higher res images, not sure why I got these results, but I don’t think it worked so well for me.

    Reply to Cat

12. Just turned 61 and found out my face age is 46? Feeling pretty good right now!

    Reply to Jo

13. I’m trying to send in my picture and it seems I cannot find my chin (LOL) because it never lets me go to the next step.

    Reply to Nicky

14. OK…this is NOT a good idea for seniors to participate in. Printing the days you have “to live” (yep it gives you that number) can be extremely emotional. I am only in my 60’s and already seeing a number of the days I supposedly have left according to them is not something I wanted to ever contemplate thanks.

    Reply to CTL

15. This looks about as accurate and meaningful as a Which Harry Potter Character Are You? quiz. This research is from the same guy who said being fat is contagious. Or his completely unfounded claim that fat children would cause life expectancy to go down…debunked by Scientific American: https://seniorplanet.org//www.scientificamerican.com/article/obesity-an-overblown-epid/

    Reply to Marilyn Wann

    1. Marilyn, thanks for your comment. The 2006 Scientific American article you’ve linked to pointed to “a growing number of dissenters” to the obesity claim made in 2005 by Olshansky and others in a special report published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The question is still being debated, and the CDC and World Health Organization still see childhood obesity as a major public health issue. The medical community may have its dissenters – and Face My Age may or may not be accurate – but Olshansky remains a respected researcher in public health and aging.

       Reply to Barbara Aria

    2. Marilyn, thanks for your comment. The 2006 Scientific American article you’ve linked to points to “a growing number of dissenters” who questioned Olshansky and others’ 2005 special report on obesity and longevity, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The question is still being debated, and the Center for Disease Control and World Health Organization still see childhood obesity as a public health issue. The claims of the 2005 special report may or may not be borne out years from now, and the algorithm in Face My Age may or may not prove to be accurate, but Olshansky remains a respected researcher in the fields of public health and aging.

       Reply to Barbara Aria

       1. Olshansky’s research directly promotes weight discrimination. Why is that not a career ending thing?

       2. Because obesity is extremely unhealthy. Only in the USA is it considered acceptable to be 25%+ Body Fat.

16. I tried to upload 3 different photos. It said “No face was found in the image.”

    Reply to susann Thadani

    1. I finally managed to upload one. The results were that I look my age and will die at 86. My mother lived to be 97. I expect to do the same. Nevertheless, I felt depressed by the results and hoped to find the site debunked!

       Reply to Sus