Middle Age in America

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 1743 , Segment 4

Chimera Embryos, Voice-Profiling Problems, Stressed into Middle Age

Episode: Chimera Embryos, Voice-Profiling Problems, Stressed into Middle Age

Dec 1, 2021 9:00 pm
15:27 mins

Middle-aged Americans today are less healthy –physically and mentally –compared to people who were middle-aged in the 1990s. What’s changed to make 40, 50, and 60-year-old Americans sicker and more stressed out? And why aren’t the same patterns playing out in other countries like Germany, South Korea, or Mexico? Arizona State University psychology professor Frank Infurna is tracking this trend. (Segment produced by Sydney Jezik)

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