Mar 20, 2021 03:26 AM
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INTRO: They may be the harbingers of doom for countless industries, but it seems like millennials aren’t doing too hot themselves. At least, that’s according to a team of Ohio State University sociologists who uncovered a disturbing trend: Generations X and Y — that second group are generally known as millennials — are aging really poorly.
According to their research, which was published Thursday in the American Journal of Epidemiology, a downward trend of physiological, psychological, and behavioral health patterns began in baby boomers and then continued through gen X and especially millennials.
“The worsening health profiles we found in gen X and gen Y is alarming,” lead researcher and Ohio State sociology professor Hui Zheng said in a press release. “If we don’t find a way to slow this trend, we are potentially going to see an expansion of morbidity and mortality rates in the United States as these generations get older,” he added... (MORE)
INTRO: They may be the harbingers of doom for countless industries, but it seems like millennials aren’t doing too hot themselves. At least, that’s according to a team of Ohio State University sociologists who uncovered a disturbing trend: Generations X and Y — that second group are generally known as millennials — are aging really poorly.
According to their research, which was published Thursday in the American Journal of Epidemiology, a downward trend of physiological, psychological, and behavioral health patterns began in baby boomers and then continued through gen X and especially millennials.
“The worsening health profiles we found in gen X and gen Y is alarming,” lead researcher and Ohio State sociology professor Hui Zheng said in a press release. “If we don’t find a way to slow this trend, we are potentially going to see an expansion of morbidity and mortality rates in the United States as these generations get older,” he added... (MORE)
