Can This Calculator Reveal Your Fat Age?

What's your fat age? A new Fat Age Calculator by Lloyds Pharmacy in the UK claims to figure it out for you through a series of questions about your diet, but it's questionable whether it measures up.

An article in The Mirror reported that, according to this calculator, "[t]he average British woman has tucked into 92 years' worth of chips, chocolate and cakes by 50 without knowing it." The part of that statement that terrifies me isn't that people are consuming so many fatty foods (although, of course, that's pretty tragic on its own), but rather, that they don't realize it. Come on, people. Even Cookie Monster knows what a "sometimes food" is!

I mean, give the calculator a try if you want -- it's a semi-interesting way to spend five minutes. But keep in mind that the calculator doesn't take into account lower-fat options of the mentioned foods, like dairy, eggs and cheese. And, there are better ways to get a grip on whether you have too much fat in your diet -- talk to a nutritionist, or try keeping a food diary and writing down everything you eat for a week. AOL Health has an informative (and free!) online food journal. Trust me, if you look at your whole diet, you're still probably going to be surprised!