Baby Boomers Sicker Than Parents' Generation, Study Finds by Nicole Ostrow. Bloomberg. February 5, 2013.
The 78 million Americans born from 1946 through 1964 are more overweight and have higher rates of hypertension than their parent's generation. There are indications that cholesterol is higher though during Boomer's parent's generation cholesterol checks were not part of routine medical checks. 40 percent are obese as compared with 29 percent a generation ago. An AARP official viewed the study as a "wake-up call" for more physical activity in the Boomer generation.
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