Baby boomers living longer but are in worse health than previous generations

Obesity, type 2 diabetes, cancer, heart disease and other diseases all affecting people at younger ages, say experts

Baby boomers and people in their 50s are living longer but are in worse health than previous generations were at the same age, despite advances in medicine and greater awareness of healthy lifestyles, a global study shows.

Researchers found people in their 50s, 60s and 70s were more likely to have serious health problems than people who were born before or during the second world war when they reached that age.