Too Fat to Fight: Military Threatened by Childhood Obesity

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Too Fat to Fight: Military Threatened by Childhood Obesity

The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 15 Oct 2017 | by Tom Roeder

Even the kids in America's fittest state are too fat to fight their nation's wars, a pro-military nonprofit argues in a new study.

The military has long bemoaned America's tubby youth, and the Council for a Strong America says Colorado is part of the problem, with more than 27 percent of the state's children categorized as overweight.

"Low levels of physical activity and the obesity epidemic are contributing to an unprecedented readiness problem for our armed forces," the nonprofit said.

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