Sunday, February 10, 2013

24. Baby Boomers: Not the ‘Healthiest Generation’



                Many people believe that baby boomers are among the healthiest people born, because of their longer life spans.  What people do not seem to know, though, is that these seemingly healthy people are actually more prone to diseases and disorders than their parents and people born in the years before.  “Baby boomers are living longer, so I think there may be presumptions from that they are the healthiest generation,” professor in family medicine, Dr. Dana Kinga said. “But they are not in excellent health while they are waiting around to live two to three years longer. Unfortunately they may be living longer with a greater burden of chronic disease, and more disability. It’s not exactly a good public health outcome.”

                Author Alice Park did a passable job with her article.  The article is a bit short and has a lack of research noted and could provide more sources.  There are many statistics show, comparing health within generations, but the article seems to lack support.  It does have support and the purpose is pretty straight forward, but for this article, I would personally like to know more.  This article is good, but does not seem to satisfy curiosity.

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