on Jun 6th, 2006Obesity, Baby Boomers and the Future of a Disabled America
At some point the words you read are more than sounds, there the fury that describes your physcial well-being with such depressing accuracy that you either get your act together or suffer the consequences accordingly.
Obesity looms large in the future of Baby Boomers. Seize the day or finish off that bag of chips: your choice.
Millions of overweight baby boomers are on the fast track to becoming disabled senior citizens, a possibility that could have dire repercussions for them and for the nation’s already overburdened nursing home system, leading obesity and aging experts say.
Public health officials have said for years that obesity increases the risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, osteoarthritis and cancer. Now a growing body of research suggests that being obese — 30 or more pounds over a healthy weight — increases the chances of becoming disabled at a younger age and unable to perform tasks such as bathing or dressing.
Obese boomers face immobile future
Updated 6/6/2006
By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY