As Boomers Age, Diet and Indulgence Go Hand-In-Hand
Posted August 1, 2007
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Baby boomers are starting to feel the aches, pains and weight gain of aging. Because they, like others, want to feel younger for longer, food companies and food researchers are striving to meet their needs.
Research shows that antioxidants, zinc and copper can retard macular degeneration, which occurs in aging adults. If taken in the right doses the compounds could prevent 300,000 cases of blindness in a five-year period.
Baby boomers are concerned about the effects of food on the body and mind. They claim to avoid trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, dietary cholesterol, highly caloric foods, and “white” foods such as those made with refined flour products or with white sugar. At the same time, they indulge themselves with pomegranate martinis, wine, and chocolate.
