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Our Life expectancy is going to be less than our parents
The life expectancy has dropped for the first time in years...
Replies: 23Last Post Nov. 6, 2006 4:03am by MachinegunHead
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A recent study showed that we will be the first generation in a long time to be outlived by our parents.  Mainly because of all the things we have in todays society that make life easier and all the different ways of making foods fattier. (elevators, deep fryers, moving sidewalks, cars take us everywhere, computers, etc."
What do you guys think of this?

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No no, we are the first generation to have a decreased life expectancy to our parents. Meaning whereas they're expected to say 80, we're expected till 79.

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Quote: from Spirit at 8:05 pm on Oct. 15, 2006

No no, we are the first generation to have a decreased life expectancy to our parents. Meaning whereas they're expected to say 80, we're expected till 79.

That's what I meant.  I wrote it the wrong way though.  Outlived means you'll die before them?

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No, I don't think so. I am pretty sure I will live longer than what my parents will live.

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Quote: from Newfie at 5:36 pm on Oct. 15, 2006

Outlived means you'll die before them?

Yes, that's how I would have interpreted it.

Regarding the actual point, I wouldn't be very surprised if it were true.  Still, medicine will likely continue improving as well.

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There are different ways to look at this. For one, as Telomere13 said, medicine will continue to evolve, thus having more cures for illnesses. Another way to look at things is the growing obesity problem. With it constantly growing(play on words?), the risk of heart attack and stroke continue to rise.

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we're going backwards. Everyone quick go to Jenny Craig!

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It should be about the same, seeing as although the bad stuff will increase, the cures will increase too, therefore balancing everything out.

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Yes, cures will increase along with diseases and all that. However, in the past it was things like poor living conditions and other illnesses that could not be treated. Now it isn't really that which is claiming lives, if we're talking about the sphere of the more developed nations. The decreasing standard of health is due to people indulging in all these foods and other harmful substances without really paying much heed to the consequences. Greater percentages of the population are suffering from obesity, etc. which usually contribute to other heart, kidney, etc. related diseases. And that's only the tip of the iceberg.

I think its because less people are caring about their health now than back then, even though we're more technologically advanced. After all, there are some things we can't cure.

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Yeah, maybe with our current medical abilities this may be true, slightly. But as many cures arise, by the time we are middle age our life expectancies might improve because of cures for cancer, and better care for other problems. Who knows?

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I don't want to die before my parents, mostly because I don't want them to see me die. That would be tragic.

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Quote: from raging river at 9:45 am on Oct. 18, 2006

I don't want to die before my parents, mostly because I don't want them to see me die. That would be tragic.

Haha, my thoughts exactly. yay for egos

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Although new cures for diseases may be discovered, possibly even one for cancer, eventually, unless people start looking after themselves, it won't make a difference.
Sure, people won't be dying of cancer any more, but that means they'll probably end up being taken out by obesity, or liver damage, or kidney failure, or anyone one of the other consequences of filling your body with junk.

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I'm positive i'll outlive MY parents but as for everyone else.. i guess it depends on how healthy they are

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