[sparkscoffee] Re: America's Obesity Epidemic Hits The Military: 1 in 5 Recruits "Too Fat To Fight"
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Lee
So much for patriotisim in America.
Comrade B
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From: Lee, NI7I <pixiehat@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [sparkscoffee] Re: America's Obesity Epidemic Hits The Military: 1 in
5 Recruits "Too Fat To Fight"
I recall, shortly after Zumwalt (forgive the spelling) took over as CNO,
and I was in the Navy, you could get out on a "fat discharge". They were
going
after career sailors as well as us one term guys. I remember
shipmates stocking up on twinkies and doughnuts try8ing to put on those
extra pounds
in order to qualify.
Lee
On 5/29/2014 5:30 AM, Ron Ristad wrote:
Students consume almost 400 billion junk food calories at school per
year, equal to almost 2 billion candy bars and while the epidemic of
childhood obesity is not 'news' per se - for one big employer in America,
it is a major problem. As Bloomberg Businessweek reports, the number one
reason people can’t join the military is that they’re overweight or
obese, and "still too fat to fight." The problem is large for
active service members also with over 51% overweight (though better than
the civilian population) as the DoD alone spends an estimated $1 billion
per year for medical care associated with "weight-related health
problems."
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-05-28/americas-obesity-epidemic-hits-military-1-5-recruits-too-fat-fight
-RR
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