PUT THIS ONE UP AT 7:30 a.m. The baby boomers are getting older, and a lot of them are getting fatter, too. Aside from aesthetic concerns, as the waistline expands, so do the odds of contracting heart disease, certain cancers, high blood pressure, and diabetes, among other ailments. According to the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, boomers who weigh 25 pounds more than they did in high school are at risk for any of these diseases. The panel urges overweight boomers to get regular check-ups to head off trouble before it starts. Besides, a beer belly protruding from under a tie-dyed T-shirt is not a beautiful thing.
Weighty Problem
PUT THIS ONE UP AT 7:30 a.m. The baby boomers are getting older, and a lot of them are getting fatter, too. Aside from aesthetic concerns, as the waistline expands, so do the odds of contracting heart disease, certain cancers, high blood pressure, and diabetes, among other ailments. According to the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, boomers who weigh 25 pounds more than they did in high school are at risk for any of these diseases. The panel urges overweight boomers to get regular check-ups to head off trouble before it starts. Besides, a beer belly protruding from under a tie-dyed T-shirt is not a beautiful thing.
