The majordecline in millennials' health begins at age 27, and there areactually double-digit increases for eight of the top 10 healthconditions among millennials. (Image: Chris Nicholls/ALM)
Behavioral health problems are taking a toll on millennials—fromdepression to anxiety and substance use. And as a result, they're lesshealthy than GenXers were at their age.
So says the Health of America study from the Blue CrossBlue Shield Association, which found that a third of millennialsare suffering from health conditions that impair both quality oflife and life expectancy. The study also found thatmillennials diagnosed with eight of 10 leading health conditionsmore often than Gen X are more likely to be less healthy than theirGen X counterparts when they're older.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
