Baby Boomers Pursue Healthy Aging

Many baby boomers consider themselves the model of health. They exercise and watch their diet. They’re aware of cardiovascular disease, heart disease and diabetes, and they try to control their cholesterol and weight. They’re even living longer than their parents did. Yet as baby boomers age, more are in fact suffering chronic illness, disability and obesity than did their parents. The contradiction – health conscious, yet health challenged – is unsettling.