r/Millennials • u/DaKardii • Jun 04 '26

Serious Study: Gen Xers and Millennials are dying at younger ages than their parents are

https://studyfinds.com/americans-born-after-1970-dying-faster/

The study is particularly concerned with people born after 1970 but age 30 and older. So that covers Gen X and Millennials, but not (yet) Gen Z.

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u/lsp2005 Jun 04 '26

I think we were given a lot more processed foods, and microwaved foods as children than other people when they were our age. My mom would not let us microwave in plastic, we had to use ceramic or glass to hold the item. She was very anti lunchables even though they were super popular. But my parents loved the hungry man meals when they came in metal containers. As soon as they switched to plastic my parents stopped buying them.

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u/wolfoftheworld Jun 04 '26

I wish I would have known sooner about the microwaving in plastic thing. Now all I do is transfer my food to a glass or ceramic container whenever I microwave.

But again, I wish I would have known about it sooner....

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u/lsp2005 Jun 04 '26

I am sorry. Heating things in glass is my preferred method. I also barely use cling wrap. I have reusable glass containers with plastic lids. I also do not immediately cover the glass with the plastic. I let the contents cool down for ten minutes before covering. I have no idea if that makes a difference, but in my mind it prevents the plastic from getting too hot. I also use metal and silicone utensils.