Obese boomers will cost Medicare plenty

Only if we pay for them and their diseases of choice.

The largest generation may now be the fattest generation ever. And that spells trouble for the healthcare system.

Studies show that baby boomers — 81 million born between 1946 to 1964 — are losing the battle of the bulge. About a third of boomers are obese and an additional 36 percent are overweight, according to a new Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.com poll. That makes them heavier than the generation that precedes them and the one that follows them.

Cut the flow of money.

Increase the flow of fat from the body.