U.S. Armed Forces - Obesity in the US

Increasing rates of obesity among young Americans could undermine the future of the US military, with potential recruits increasingly too fat to serve, two retired generals said on Friday."Obesity rates threaten the overall health of America and the future strength of our ...

Since the start of the Iraq War in 2003 the number of overweight and obese US military has doubled, in keeping with the national trend but also due to the stress of deployment, a Pentagon study said. "In the past decade among ...

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Fat Americans pose a threat to national security: generals

Obesity in US military doubled since 2003

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