Sixty may be the new 50 for some, but for most boomers, fat is the new normal. CBS News reports on a recent associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.com poll that found that roughly a third of the baby boomers polled are obese, based on self-reported height and weight, and 36 percent were overweight, compared with about a quarter of both older and younger people. Half of the obese boomers say they exercise regularly. Doing what? Walking mainly. Few, only about a quarter, report working up a sweat four or five times a week, and 37 percent never do the kind of strength training that keeps muscle on agiing bodies. Sixty percent of those polled claimed to be on a diet.
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Saturday, May 31, 2025