Abstract: The subject invention pertains to a method that involves at least three steps: (1) acquisition of a NMR data set or spin relaxation curve for plasma, serum or whole blood samples, (2) analysis of the NMR data or relaxation curve to extract the T2 relaxation times for water (or surrogates thereof), and (3) conversion of the water T2 (or surrogates thereof) into a measure of someone's health status (referred to as a T2 health score depending on the T2 value associated with the score). The T2 health score utilizes a statistical database derived from previous studies of subjects of normal, healthy individuals to those having varying degrees of hidden or subclinical metabolic abnormalities, such as inflammation, insulin resistance, lipid abnormalities (dyslipidemia), oxidative stress or other abnormalities, and provides a measure of a subject's overall health status.

Abstract: The subject invention pertains to a method that involves at least three steps: (1) acquisition of a NMR data set or spin relaxation curve for plasma, serum or whole blood samples, or for tissues monitored from outside the body, (2) analysis of the NMR data or relaxation curve to extract the T2 and/or T1 relaxation times for water (or surrogates thereof), and (3) conversion of the water T2 and/or T1 values (or surrogates thereof) into a measure of someone's health status (referred to as a T2 or T1 health score depending on the value (T1 or T2 or both T1 and T2) associated with the score).