Study: Obesity Among US Military Troops Is At Crisis Level, Costs Pentagon More Than $1B Per Year
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Study: Obesity Among US Military Troops Is At Crisis Level, Costs Pentagon More Than $1B Per Year
(Stars and Stripes) American troops are too fat, and it is costing the Pentagon more than $1 billion of taxpayer funding each year, a study of obesity among active-duty service members published Wednesday found. Obesity was the leading cause for disqualification among hopeful military recruit applicants, and the top driver of separations among active-duty troops in 2023, according to the new American Security Project study. The Washington-based…
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