Obesity harming readiness of US military, warns study

WASHINGTON D.C.: New research found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, obesity in the US military surged, with the Army recording nearly 10,000 active duty soldiers as becoming obese between February 2019 and June 2021, nearly a quarter of the troops studied.

Increases were also seen in the US Navy and Marines.

"The Army and the other services need to focus on how to bring the forces back to fitness," sai