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Harrowing Statistic: Obesity poses threat to our nations se

slparsaca
slparsaca Posts: 59 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
I read this statistic this morning and thought I'd share it. What do you think about this?

DID YOU KNOW? Obesity is threatening national security, according to a new study, because one in four young adults is too overweight to join the military. In some states, as many as 44 percent of young adults, age 18-24, are obese and unfit to serve and protect. ~~Jimmy Pena

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  • DMZ_1
    DMZ_1 Posts: 2,889 Member
    Great post. How has obesity been allowed to get as bad as it has?
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    pfft...our military is going to be run my 15 years olds with xbox 360 controllers.
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Given what has been happening to members in the Services for quites some time (I served as well as many family members that have and continue to do so), this seems like incentive to some kids to keep putting on the weight....
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