AP: Boomers are more obese than other generations

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Jul 20 2011

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The Associated Press: Poll: Obesity Hits More Boomers Than Others In US
Cancer and memory loss are baby boomers' biggest health fears. Given their weight, maybe heart disease and diabetes should be. Boomers are more obese than other generations, a new poll finds, setting them up for unhealthy senior years (Neergaard, 7/19).

This article was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent news service, is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health care policy research organization unaffiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

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Tags: Baby, Cancer, Cardiology, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Health Care, Heart, Heart Disease, Obesity, Research

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