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Latest "military obesity" stories
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Pandemic pounds push 10,000 Army soldiers into obesity
Increases were seen in the Navy and the Marines, too.
By Jonel Aleccia, AP
Study suggests legislation to tamp down on obesity, improve military recruiting
A Congressional Research Service report says the Defense Department spends more than $1 billion on obesity every year.
The American diet now is a national security threat
A new study shows that American nutrition issues are a threat to national security.
By Sarah Sicard
Changes are coming for the Pentagon’s ‘tape test’ and body composition policies
The tape test could be replaced with machine measurements, if it makes economic sense, Pentagon has said.
By Tara Copp, AP
This July 4, remember: Fitness fuels freedom
Are you a tactical athlete? Are you a patriot? 'If you are deconditioned and dormant,' the author writes, 'you are neither.'
By Nick Barringer