Childhood obesity creates military stress
Mission: Readiness, a non-profit group composed of retired military leaders, released a report on Tuesday alleging that unhealthy school lunches pose a national security threat.
The report claimed that child obesity leaves 27 percent of young adults “too fat to fight” and urged Congress to take action for less junk food in schools, better nutrition programs for children and overall more funding for federally provided school lunches.
“Since 1995, the proportion of recruits who failed their physical exams because they were overweight has risen by nearly 70 percent,” former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John M. Shalikashvili told ABC News.