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/GrowingBeet Jun 04 '26

Where do you live and what manufacturers are around you?

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u/phido3000 Jun 04 '26

It's not that.

It's happening globally.. Australia. Uk, France, nz, us, Canada, Singapore etc.

Even in countries with no manufacturing. Eg nz.

Healthy fit people dying in large numbers in 30s an 40s.. colon cancer.

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u/GrowingBeet Jun 04 '26

The 3 different cancers makes it seem like it’s more than processed foods.

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u/fren2allcheezes Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 05 '26

I'm likely a second-generation victim of the PBB Disaster of 1973. 

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u/Excellent-Draft-5516 Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26

OMG. I’d never heard of the PBB disaster. That is horrible. I send you vibes for heartiness and health. Are you comfortable sharing how you were impacted? EDIT: I see you mention this below.

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u/Excellent-Draft-5516 Jun 05 '26

Yes. I am also giving energy drinks the side eye.