One of the advantages of being a youth
is being able to eat and drink irresponsibly while your metabolism still works
overtime to keep you slim.
Report shows that without a doubt,
Millennials have an obesity rate of 20 percent, compared with 32 percent of
Generation Xers and 33 percent of Baby Boomers.
However, researchers found that
despite less obesity, Millennials are far from flawless health and most likely
to have bad diets and habits.
23 percent said they smoked, compared
with 22 percent of Generation X and 20 percent of Boomers.
13 percent said they had seven or more
alcoholic drinks a week while Gen X and Boomers were below 12 percent.
Millennials are also eating worse than
their elders. Most Millennials do not see the big significance of eating fruits
and vegetables anymore.
Twelve percent of Millennials live
below the federal poverty and only 11 percent earn more than $90,000.
“Millennials have the least amount of
disposal income. That can have the effect of moving them towards less
expensive, quicker and more convenient, less nutritious food options,” said Dan
Witters, research director for Gallup’s Well-Being Index.
The low obesity rate of Millennnials
may be a function of age, yet Gallup is optimistic about the fact that
Millennials are the only group to break trends in obesity, with a 0.6 decrease
from 2008. Obesity rates for older groups all rose.
Dr. Hansa Bhargava, medical editor for
WebMD, is less optimistic, citing research that found it is harder for
Millennials to lose weight compared with other generations.
“The problem of obesity has not gone
away. This group has to be aware of it,” Bhargava said.
Source: Herald Business Insider Bloomberg
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