But the latest science demands another important nutrient be added to that diet: DHA, docosahexaenoic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid. DHA is brain nutrition. It's to our brains as calcium is to our bones. In fact, optimal infant brain and eye development and function depends on it.*.
So who is Generation X? Generation X is the name given to the 'birth dearth', those born in the 60's and 70's; the valley between the Boomers and Generation Y (the boomlet)12. Generation X grew up in the shadow of their Boomer parents and initially defied tidy descriptions and categories.
Gen X: Born between 1961 and 1981. According to WikiPedia, Gen X was originally called Gen Bust because their birth rate was vastly smaller than the preceding Baby Boomers. Gen X'ers were the first generation to experience: 1  The highest level of education in the US to date.