Top Health Conditions Affecting Millennial

Millennials don’t like to visit the doctors these days. With the new culture of working out, hectic jobs, hitting the gym they consider themselves healthy. But few studies show that millennial are actually less healthy in many different ways than people from the past generation. Don’t believe us well than check out the list of top health conditions that are affecting millennial.

• Major depression

One of the biggest health issue in millennials is major depression. Symptoms include “distinctly depressed or irritable mood, loss of interest or pleasure, decreased or increased weight and sleep.

• Alcohol use disorder

Millennials are too much addicted to alcohol these days and consider it a solution for all the problems.

• Hypertension

Hypertension or high blood pressure is another major common health issue in millennial.

• Hyperactivity

Hyperactiivty is a condition in which a person seems to move about constantly, including the ones in which it is not appropriate or excessively fidgets, taps or talks.

• Psychotic conditions

These conditions include a set of symptoms of mental illnesses that result in strange or bizarre thinking, perceptions, behaviors, and emotions,”

• High cholesterol

The eating habits of millennials results in high cholesterol. They are too much dependent on fast food.

• Tabaccoo use disorder

Easy availability of tobacco and peer pressure has lead to an increase in tobacco consumption among them.

As per studies millennials are more affected by behavioral health conditions than physical. With the highest increases seen in the rates of major depression and hyperactivity.

Check out the reasons of these disorders in millennials:

• Technological advancement

• Media overload

• Undefined work schedules

• Strong income

As per the reports, 85 percent of people with depression also suffer from one or more chronic health conditions such as hypertension, substance abuse and diabetes. Major depression is said to reduce life expectancy by nine years, hence it shows that solutions need to be found to address these health problems adequately.