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Biometrics
Body Measurement
BMI (Height and Weight) Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/bmi/adult-calculator/bmi-categories.html
Waist circumference
National Institutes of Health
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/heart-healthy-living/healthy-weight#:~:text=Measuring%20waist%20circumference,for%20men%20increases%20your%20risk
Blood Pressure
- Systolic
- Diastolic
American Heart Association
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure
Cholesterol
Total Cholesterol
American Heart Association
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol/prevention-and-treatment-of-high-cholesterol-hyperlipidemia
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/cholesterollevelswhatyouneedtoknow.html
HDL Cholesterol
American Heart Association
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol/hdl-good-ldl-bad-cholesterol-and-triglycerides
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/cholesterollevelswhatyouneedtoknow.html
LDL Cholesterol
American Heart Association
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol/hdl-good-ldl-bad-cholesterol-and-triglycerides
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/cholesterollevelswhatyouneedtoknow.html
Triglycerides
American Heart Association
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol/hdl-good-ldl-bad-cholesterol-and-triglycerides
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/cholesterollevelswhatyouneedtoknow.html
VLDL cholesterol
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003494.htm
Total/HDL ratio
Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/expert-answers/cholesterol-ratio/faq-20058006
Glucose
Fasting glucose
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2025. Diabetes Care 2025;48 (Suppl.1.) https://diabetesjournals.org/care/issue/48/Supplement_1
American Diabetes Association
https://diabetes.org/about-diabetes/diagnosis
Non-fasting glucose
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2025. Diabetes Care 2025;48 (Suppl.1.) https://diabetesjournals.org/care/issue/48/Supplement_1
American Diabetes Association
https://diabetes.org/about-diabetes/diagnosis
Hemoglobin A1c
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2025. Diabetes Care 2025;48 (Suppl.1.) https://diabetesjournals.org/care/issue/48/Supplement_1
American Diabetes Association
https://diabetes.org/about-diabetes/diagnosis
Conditions
Acid Reflux Disease
National Institutes of Health
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/acid-reflux-ger-gerd-adults
American College of Gastroenterology
https://gi.org/topics/acid-reflux/
Angina
American Heart Association
2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA guideline for the management of patients with chronic coronary disease: a report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol.2023;82:833-955. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001168
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/angina-chest-pain
Asthma
Global Initiative for Asthma. Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention. 2025
https://ginasthma.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GINA-2025-Update-25_11_08-WMS.pdf
National Institutes of Health
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/asthma
Atrial Fibrillation
American Heart Association
2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001193
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/atrial-fibrillation
Chronic Bronchitis
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. (2025) Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
https://goldcopd.org/2025-gold-report/
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/copd.html#summary
Chronic Heart Failure
American Heart Association
Heidenreich et al. 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001062?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pub med&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org.
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-failure
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. (2025) Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
https://goldcopd.org/2025-gold-report/
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/copd.html#summary
Crohn’s Disease
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000249.htm
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/crohns-disease/all-content
Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/ibd/index.htm
Depression
National Institutes of Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/
Mental Health America
https://mhanational.org/conditions/depression
Diabetes Type 1
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2025. Diabetes Care 2025;48 (Suppl.1.) https://diabetesjournals.org/care/issue/48/Supplement_1
American Diabetes Association
https://diabetes.org/about-diabetes/type-1
Diabetes Type 2
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2025. Diabetes Care 2025;48 (Suppl.1.) https://diabetesjournals.org/care/issue/48/Supplement_1
American Diabetes Association
https://diabetes.org/about-diabetes/type-2
Emphysema
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. (2025) Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
https://goldcopd.org/2025-gold-report/
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/copd.html#summary
Endometriosis
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/endometriosis.html
Heart Attack
American Heart Association
2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA guideline for the management of patients with chronic coronary disease: a report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.J Am Coll Cardiol.2023;82:833-955. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001168
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack
High Lipid Levels
American Heart Association
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol/prevention-and-treatment-of-high-cholesterol-hyperlipidemia
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/cholesterollevelswhatyouneedtoknow.html
High Triglycerides
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/cholesterollevelswhatyouneedtoknow.html
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/ibd/index.htm
American Gastroenterological Association
https://gi.org/topics/inflammatory-bowel-disease/#tabs2
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
National Institutes of Health
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/irritable-bowel-syndrome
American Gastroenterological Association
https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(22)00391-2/fulltext.
https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(22)00390-0/fulltext
Osteoarthritis
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/osteoarthritis/#resources
NIAMS Health Information on Osteoarthritis.
https://www.niams.nih.gov/healthtopics/osteoarthritis
Arthritis Foundation
https://www.arthritis.org/diseases/more-about/guidelines-for-osteoarthritis-treatments
Osteoporosis
National Institutes of Health
https://medlineplus.gov/osteoporosis.html
Stroke
Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/risk-factors/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/treatment/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/prevention/?CDC_
Ulcerative Colitis
Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/ibd/index.htm
National Institutes of Health
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/ulcerative-colitis
American Gastroenterological Association
https://gi.org/topics/inflammatory-bowel-disease/#tabs2
Challenges
Financial
Coping with Financial Stress
https://www.helpguide.org/mental-health/stress/coping-with-financial-stress
Fitness (including steps)
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion. Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. 2018. https://odphp.health.gov/sites/default/files/2019- 09/Physical_Activity_Guidelines_2nd_edition.pdf
Centers for Disease Control.
https://www.cdc.gov/physical-activity-basics/guidelines/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/physical-activitybasics/benefits/index.html#:~:text=Taking%20more%20steps%20a%20day%20also%20helps,about %206%2C000%20to%208%2C000%20steps%20per%20day.
Nutrition
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2020- 12/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans_2020-2025.pdf
http://www.choosemyplate.gov
Sleep
The National Sleep Foundation
https://www.thensf.org/sleep-health-topics/
Centers for Disease Control. About Sleep.
https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about/index.html
Stress
Mental Health America
https://mhanational.org/conditions/stress/
American Psychiatric Association
https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/tips
National Institute of Mental Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/stress
National Alliance on Mental Illness
https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/Living-with-a-Mental-Health-Condition/Managing-Stress
Water Intake
Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256
National Academies Sciences, Engineering, Medicine Dietary Reference Intakes: The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements (2006) https://nap.nationalacademies.org/download/11537
Other
Allergies
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
https://www.aaaai.org/conditions-treatments/allergies
Immunizations
Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/adult-age.html
Influenza
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines/?CDC_
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
https://www.cdc.gov/measles/vaccines/index.html
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/hpv/hcp/recommendations.html
Pneumococcal
https://www.cdc.gov/pneumococcal/hcp/vaccine-recommendations/index.html
Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap)
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/current-vis/tdap.html
Shingles
https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/vaccines/
Hepatitis B
https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis-b/vaccination/
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/vaccines/adults.html#cdc_vaccine_recommendations_section_1- who-should-get-an-rsv-vaccine
Labs and Procedures
Medical Tests
https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/#C
Real Age Test Recommendations Source List
Diabetes
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2025. Diabetes Care 2025;48 (Suppl.1.) https://diabetesjournals.org/care/issue/48/Supplement_1
Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/about/gestational-diabetes.html
NIH: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes
High Blood Pressure
2025 AHA/ACC/AANP/AAPA/ABC/ACCP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/NMA/PCNA/SGIM guideline for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American HeartAssociation Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol.
https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.05.007
Asthma
Global Initiative for Asthma. Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention (2024 Update). https://ginasthma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GINA-2024-Strategy-Report-24_05_22_WMS.pdf
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Asthma
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/asthma
Cholesterol
National Institutes of Health
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/high-blood-cholesterol
https://medlineplus.gov/howtolowercholesterolwithdiet.html
American Heart Association
Sleep
The National Sleep Foundation
https://www.thensf.org/sleep-health-topics/
Centers for Disease Control. About Sleep.
https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about/index.html
Smoking
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Smoking Cessation. A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2020. https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2020-cessation-sgr-full-report.pdf
Rigotti NA, Kruse GR, Livingstone-Banks J, Hartmann-Boyce J. Treatment of Tobacco Smoking: A Review. JAMA. 2022;327(6):566–577. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.0395 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2788777
Secondhand Smoke
Centers for Disease Control.
Health Problems Caused by Secondhand Smoke
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/secondhand-smoke/health.html
Cancer
Centers for Disease Control
Healthy Living After Cancer
https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/features/cancer-survivors.html
National Institutes of Health
Coping with Cancer
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/coping
Living Well After Cancer Treatment
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/survivorship/be-healthy-after-treatment.html
Life After Cancer Treatment
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/coping/survivorship/new-normal
Coronary Artery Disease
2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA guideline for the management of patients with chronic coronary disease: a report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.J Am Coll Cardiol.2023;82:833-955. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001168
National Institutes of Health
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/coronary-heart-disease
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482382
Alcohol Use
Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/facts-stats/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/about-alcohol-use/lower-alcohol-related-harms.html
Screenings
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002125.htm
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cervical-cancer-screening
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol/how-to-get-your-cholesterol-tested
https://www.cdc.gov/sti/testing/index.html
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening
https://www.cdc.gov/covid/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html
https://www.cdc.gov/pneumococcal/hcp/vaccine-recommendations/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/vaccines
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/current-vis/tdap.html
https://www.cdc.gov/folic-acid/about/index.html
https://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/dental-care-concerns/questions-about-going-to-the-dentist
https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/eye-exams-101
Transgender Care
Poteat T, Davis AM, Gonzalez A. Standards of Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People. JAMA. 2023;329(21):1872–1874. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.8121. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2805345
Mental Health
Help Guide
https://www.helpguide.org/relationships/social-connection/relationship-help
https://www.helpguide.org/mental-health/stress/coping-with-financial-stress
Mental Health America
https://mhanational.org/conditions/stress/
https://mhanational.org/conditions/depression
American Psychiatric Association
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2018/03/life-saving-relationships
https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/tips
https://www.apa.org/topics/depression
National Institute of Mental Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/stress
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression
National Alliance on Mental Illness
https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/Living-with-a-Mental-Health-Condition/Managing-Stress
http://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Depression
Physical Activity
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion. Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. 2018. https://odphp.health.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/Physical_Activity_Guidelines_2nd_edition.pdf
Centers for Disease Control. Benefits of Physical Activity
https://www.cdc.gov/physical-activity-basics/benefits/index.html
Nutrition
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Centers for Disease Control. Steps for Losing Weight
https://www.cdc.gov/healthy-weight-growth/losing-weight/index.html
Vitamin D
National Institutes of Health
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional
Sharecare Editorial Policy and Staff Biographies
Policy Overview
Sharecare strives to give users best-in-class, reliable and up-to-date health information. Our philosophy is that quality health advice is grounded in evidencebased medicine (EBM). EBM is the use of the best evidence currently available from scientific research to make healthcare decisions for individuals and populations.
Sharecare fact-checks and medically reviews all new content prior to publishing. We continue to perform medical reviews of published content at two-year intervals, but often more frequently, to ensure the accuracy, timeliness and relevance of our content. Performing reviews on this schedule is also consistent with our NCQA Wellness and Health Promotion and Disease Management accreditation standards.
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Fact-checking
Fact-checking is the first line of quality control to ensure that all details are accurate and that Sharecare’s sourcing and evidence requirements are met.
Fact-checkers verify all names, dates, spellings, facts, figures and study details. The fact-checker will contact live sources to verify quotes, if needed. In addition, factcheckers must assess the following and are encouraged to make suggestions to address any deficiencies in these areas:
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- Claims match the level of evidence available
- All necessary context or caveats are included
- All copy is original
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Editorial content created by Sharecare staff is not influenced by advertisers or other parties with financial interests. Sharecare policies prevent and prohibit conflicts of interest that would have an impact on editorial content. The Sharecare editorial staff is committed to providing objective and unbiased content, rooted in journalistic standards and vetted by experts.
Sharecare is committed to making corrections to original content when errors make this necessary, and to updating material per our medical review policy. Medical review and fact- checking of content is performed before publishing new content and at a minimum every 2 years thereafter. If any factual or clinical errors are found or if the information is outdated, the content is flagged for revision or retirement. All medically reviewed content is returned to the authoring team for disposition. They will revise incorrect information following the medical reviewer’s guidance. Substantive content revisions go through another medical review to ensure the new information is correct. Retirement is only recommended if the content is very outdated or has since been disproven. In this case, the editorial team decides if a new article on the subject is needed or if the existing article should just be retired. If we identify errors that are material to the content before the review process, we will update the content and note those corrections on the bottom of the page, above or below the Medical Review date. This corrections policy applies to original content produced by our editorial team, including news, feature articles, slideshows, and quizzes.
Sharecare Editorial Board
Elizabeth Shephard, Senior Vice President, Content
Michael Gollust, Editorial Director
Mary Elizabeth Dallas, Executive Editor
Lisa Souza, Sr. Director Clinical Information Services
Jameson Kowalczyk, Content Director, Consumer Solutions
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Sharecare’s dedicated Advisory Board is comprised of world-class multidisciplinary healthcare experts representing a cross section of academics, major healthcare institutions, professional organizations, healthcare media and private practice across a comprehensive taxonomy. The collective contributions of the Advisory Board inform Sharecare content, products and services to assure accurate, timely, trustworthy and actionable information for our many millions of users. The Advisory Board serves as multi-media experts on topics ranging from breaking news to insights on research outcomes and chronic disease to pandemic responses in order to assist consumers in making confident and informed healthcare decisions. View Advisory Board
Medical Review
Medical reviewers evaluate the quality of evidence to ensure that all advice is evidence-based and reflects current standards for clinical practice. They assess the quality of source materials as well as the design of individual studies to make sure they are the best sources available. Most importantly, reviewers make sure that complex medical concepts have been accurately translated for consumer consumption and that the writer has interpreted the evidence correctly.
Author Biographies
Mary Elizabeth Dallas: Mary Elizabeth Dallas is executive editor at Sharecare, spearheading the coverage of breaking news, health trends, and medical developments. She also supervises content production for Sharecare’s Daily Checkin, among other features. Previously, she was a reporter for HealthDay, a producer at CNN and Bloomberg News, and a supervising producer at A&E. She holds a master’s degree in journalism and mass communication from New York University.
Michael Gollust: Michael Gollust is editorial director at Sharecare, managing the production of content related to disease management and special programs, as well as maintenance of the platform’s article library. Before joining Sharecare, he worked on the editorial staff at Health, serving as founding research editor of Health.com, research editor at Health magazine, reporter for Health.com, and editor of special print publications.
Veronica Hackethal, MD, MSc: Veronica Hackethal, MD, MSc, is a senior medical writer for Sharecare. Her work focuses on the management and treatment of chronic health conditions and includes content for articles, videos, and web applications. Prior to joining Sharecare, she was a freelance medical writer and worked in medical communications for the New York State Department of Health. She graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, with additional experience in public health and primary care.
Kristen Sturt: Kristen Sturt is a freelance writer and editor specializing in health and wellness. Her work has appeared on Babycenter, SpineUniverse, Considerable, and Oshi Health, among other sites. Before moving into online reporting, Kristen spent a decade at VH1 writing and working on music series and specials.
View the full list of Editorial and Medical Reviewer Biographies, which includes the team conducting medical reviews of Sharecare content as well as medical professionals featured in our videos.