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| Baby boomers should 'stay in work to keep healthy' | Baby boomers should 'stay in work to keep healthy' |
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| England's chief medical officer has called on people aged between 50 and 70 to keep working to stay healthy. | England's chief medical officer has called on people aged between 50 and 70 to keep working to stay healthy. |
| In a report on the health of the so-called baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, Prof Dame Sally Davies said the physical and mental health benefits of being employed or volunteering "should not be underestimated". | In a report on the health of the so-called baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, Prof Dame Sally Davies said the physical and mental health benefits of being employed or volunteering "should not be underestimated". |
| She said working helps people feel fulfilled and less isolated. | She said working helps people feel fulfilled and less isolated. |
| A third of British workers will be over 50 by 2020. | A third of British workers will be over 50 by 2020. |
| Prof Davies said: "People are living longer than ever and so retirement presents a real opportunity for baby boomers to be more active than ever before. | Prof Davies said: "People are living longer than ever and so retirement presents a real opportunity for baby boomers to be more active than ever before. |
| "For many people it is a chance to take on new challenges - it is certainly not the start of a slower pace of life it once was. | "For many people it is a chance to take on new challenges - it is certainly not the start of a slower pace of life it once was. |
| "Staying in work, volunteering or joining a community group can make sure people stay physically and mentally active for longer. | "Staying in work, volunteering or joining a community group can make sure people stay physically and mentally active for longer. |
| "The health benefits of this should not be underestimated." | "The health benefits of this should not be underestimated." |
| Lifestyle lows | Lifestyle lows |
| At present, more than three-quarters of people aged between 50 and pension age are still in active employment, and 12% of those older than pension age are also still working. | At present, more than three-quarters of people aged between 50 and pension age are still in active employment, and 12% of those older than pension age are also still working. |
| The report also looked at the physical, mental and sexual health of 50-70 year olds. | The report also looked at the physical, mental and sexual health of 50-70 year olds. |
| While life expectancy has increased, healthcare has improved and cancer care is better than 20 years ago, there are still many health concerns for this age group. | While life expectancy has increased, healthcare has improved and cancer care is better than 20 years ago, there are still many health concerns for this age group. |
| With one in three classified as obese, these problems centre on lifestyle choices, such as poor diet, smoking and lack of exercise - all of which baby boomers are in a position to change, the chief medical officer says. | |
| Health challenges for baby boomers | Health challenges for baby boomers |
| Good news for baby boomers | Good news for baby boomers |
| Who are the baby boomers? | Who are the baby boomers? |
| They were born in the 20 or so years post World War II when family sizes increased dramatically, and are now between 50 and 70 years old. | They were born in the 20 or so years post World War II when family sizes increased dramatically, and are now between 50 and 70 years old. |
| These men and women have seen a huge amount of change in their lifetimes. | These men and women have seen a huge amount of change in their lifetimes. |
| They may have grown up without a computer or even a TV, but have lived through the birth of the internet, mobile phones and social media. | They may have grown up without a computer or even a TV, but have lived through the birth of the internet, mobile phones and social media. |
| They have experienced major changes in traditional household and family structures, and seen the population becoming more ethnically diverse. | They have experienced major changes in traditional household and family structures, and seen the population becoming more ethnically diverse. |
| But they are not a uniform group. | But they are not a uniform group. |
| Those born in the first half of the baby boom will have experienced rationing while the group as a whole has seen a significant increase in the availability and diversity of food. | Those born in the first half of the baby boom will have experienced rationing while the group as a whole has seen a significant increase in the availability and diversity of food. |
| In their current stage of life, staying healthy, keeping active and remaining socially engaged are important to ensure that they spend 'old age' in good health too. | In their current stage of life, staying healthy, keeping active and remaining socially engaged are important to ensure that they spend 'old age' in good health too. |