It’s a national security issue and it needs to be prioritized that way,” said retired Maj. Gen. D. Allen Youngman. He’s one of hundreds of former military officers who have gotten involved in Mission: Readiness, a nonprofit organization whose “Too Fat to Fight” reports attack junk food in schools… Current military officials agree that the nation’s obesity epidemic has created a serious problem, currently and for the next generation of soldiers.
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