New Study Finds That Generations X, Y Display Poorer Health Trends
According to a recent study, Gen X and Y are demonstrating higher levels of unhealthy behaviors and poorer physical health, in comparison with older generations. The study was reported in the “American Journal of Epidemiology” on March 18, 2021. Since the 21st century begun, mortality and morbidity has been growing among younger and middle-aged Americans. Researchers from the Ohio State University, Columbus looked into these unfavorable trends to discover whether they extended to the younger generations and their basal behavioral, psychological and physiological mechanisms. The researchers — Paola Echave and Hui Zheng — studied trends in physical and mental health among two…