The strange thing is in other [especially European] countries, these post-war &quot;baby boomers&quot; are falling apart at the seams and it&#x27;s largely their parents&#x27; fault. All because of food.<p>Parents of baby-boomers lived through war. Food was rationed. Luxury food was <i>seriously</i> rationed. Many grew up without processed fats like butter, or even sugar.<p>The end rationing was a celebration and these parents wanted their children to have everything they couldn&#x27;t. Sugar. Fats. The new-fangled convenience foods that came over with Americans post-WWII (operating bases, etc). As time went on this junk food just became even more affordable.<p>The result is a demographic that has just <i>awesome</i> levels of T2 diabetes, obesity and coronary issues, as well as all the problems that have been associated with these conditions (a fair amount of dementia).<p>In many cases, the parents who lived through the war are now caring for and outliving their children.