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Baby Boomers Must Improve Their Health

by Savitha C Muppala on Sep 27 2012 8:34 PM

A recent report ahs found that obesity rates among baby boomers is double than that of their parents

 Baby Boomers Must Improve Their Health
A recent report ahs found that obesity rates among baby boomers is double than that of their parents.
The study found that one out of three baby boomers is obese and almost one in five have chronic health conditions including diabetes.

There is an urgent need for baby boomers to improve their health if they want to remain active in the workforce, the report has revealed.

According to the initial findings of the Australian Research Council, baby boomers portray twice the rate of asthma and hearing loss, triple the rate of diabetes as compared to the health chart of their parents.

It is indeed time for the unhealthy lot to pull up their socks and get moving.



Source-Medindia


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