Millennials less healthy than Generation X were at the same age

You may think that the millennial generation is outdoors and adopts healthy attitudes towards work-life balance, plant-based diets and the importance of things like cycling, meditation and yoga. Despite these progressive advances of the 21st century, a new study by Blue Cross Blue Shield reveals some surprising results. In fact, the millennia are not as healthy as one might think: in fact, they are even less healthy in many areas than the generation X at the same age.

The report states that "nearly 73 million people in the United States are millennials – people born between 1981 and 1996 and aged 21 to 36 in 2017," the year of the study, which was on "the 55 million millennial Americans who are The main findings of the study, listed at the beginning of the report, are that 'the older millennials (ages 34 to 36) have higher prevalence rates for almost all of the 10 main conditions that Generation X members at the time, same age group. "Of the 10 conditions, six were behavioral (affecting mental health), while four were physical.

The study found that women of Generation Y suffered a severe deterioration in their health after 27 years. The main conditions affecting them are major depression, hyperactivity and type II diabetes, all of which have experienced a significant increase in the prevalence of generation Y between 2014 and 2017. They are found in the southern states, such as Alabama, West Virginia and Louisiana, and the Western States Millennium states in California, Arizona, Nevada and Colorado are the healthiest.

While 83% of millennials considered themselves to be in good health, only 68% had a primary care physician and it is quite possible that lack of insurance or other financial difficulties are affecting the health of this generation. As Time highlighting during the study's discussion, "Many millennials also do not see primary care physicians and have trouble paying for health care." discuss and solve mental health problems through therapy … which could lead to an increase in the number of people identified and diagnosed as such. "

The Millennials will soon become the largest generation of Americans in the job market. The BCBS report concludes, "Millennials' health status is likely to have a significant impact on the US economy over the next two decades, particularly in terms of productivity in the workplace and health care costs.