Are You Planning to Outlive Your Children?
I read an article that points out how obesity will impact on families. I have been told that outliving your children is one of the saddest experiences a parent can go through. My grandmother outlived every child she had but two (my mother and her brother). My mother outlived her brother by
A recent study finds Americans getting fatter sooner than their parents. As we look at the years when people are born, we find each decade group reaching a level where 20% or more are obese at younger and younger ages:
It wasn’t until they reached 50-59 years old that 20% of those born between 1926-1935 were obese.
20% of those born between 1936-1945 were obese by the time they were 40-49 years old.
20% of those born between 1946-1955 were obese by the time they were 30-39 years old.
As well, 20% of those born between 1956-1965 were obese by the time they were 30-39 years old.
Unfortunately, 20% of those born between 1966-1975 were obese by the time they were 20-29 years old.
And not unexpectedly, 20% of those born between 1976-1985 were obese by the time they were 20-29 years old.
According to the authors, this “will likely have profound implications for future rates of type 2 diabetes, and mortality within the US population.”
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