Thousands of sailors get access to trendy weight-loss app in new deal
According to Navy data, nearly 25,000 sailors, most of them from the junior enlisted ranks, were in a weight management program as of the end of 2024.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Weighing benefits: Could anti-obesity meds help troops’ weight issues?
Advocates argue that anti-obesity drugs like Ozempic could help overweight troops, but the services have no uniform policy for such treatments.
Cut on-base fast food to trim a super-sized force, leader says
The senior enlisted advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman came as the military continues to grapple with an obesity epidemic in the ranks.
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
Is it time for a new look at weight and recruitment standards?
Soldiers have taken drastic, unhealthy measures to lose the weight and meet standards.
By Capt. Kira P. Heartwick
This branch takes the cake as the US military’s fattest
22 percent of personnel in one branch are reportedly obese.
By J.D. Simkins