And the healthiest generation is...

It isn’t the baby boomers, that’s for sure. One might think that, with all the technological advancement and strides made in discovering cures for a number of diseases, each succeeding generation would be healthier than the one that came before it. Unfortunately, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that the baby boomer generation – adults who were born in the post-war birth explosion (from 1946 to 1964) – cannot make that claim.

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Perhaps because of the “work hard, play hard” lifestyle this generation subscribed to, they appear to have the highest number of cases of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol among all current generations. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey showed that only 13 percent of baby boomers achieved an excellent health rate compared to other generations, where up to a third achieved the same health score. In addition, around 7 percent of baby boomers now require the assistance of a device to walk, whereas only 3 percent of the previous generation required the use of canes or similar walking assistors.

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While it may seem good news that baby boomers, despite their health conditions, appear to be living longer than previous generations, this means that they are living with disabilities, disorders, or chronic illnesses for a longer time period as well.

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