[RedMonqey]

"....there will be a whole host of new and better medicines and treatments for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, etc."


These are just TREATMENTS, not cures. They will extended their life to a point but far short of a healthy person and without the "quality of life" their parents had.


Unless you think being obesely fat, stuck on the couch b/c of the gravitational pull of your own weight and watching endless reruns on TV is a fun lifestyle for your children I'd advise drop the chips and wiggle the hips.

[Tall_Texan]

You missed the point.

The article proclaims Gen Xers will die before their parents. That's BS. I'm not arguing that obesity is good or that people need not take health issues seriously.

You, yourself, retort that new medications will extend lives. So doesn't that negate the very premise of the article? It didn't say "Gen Xers will live worse than their parents". It says "Gen Xers will DIE before their parents". Big difference.