‘Obesity Epidemic’ in Military Elicits Calls to Reform Diet of US Armed Forces: Expert
U.S. Marines line up on the beach after the amphibious landing exercise during the joint Cobra Gold exercise in the coastal Thai province of Chonburi on March 3, 2023. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images
A report that nearly three out of every four active duty service members of the military are either overweight or obese is an indicator that the low-fat, high-carbohydrate food diet that for decades has been enforced by the United States Armed Forces needs to be scrapped, according to an expert.
Dr. Ken D. Berry, a family physician who has seen over 20,000 patients and specializes in health complications caused by the modern diet, told The Epoch Times that the reason behind the “obesity epidemic” facing the military isn’t a mystery.
‘Obesity Epidemic’
“If the military wants to have any hope of reversing the obesity epidemic, it needs to begin by completely getting rid of the current high carbohydrate guidelines forced on our service members that is the cause of the obesity in the first place,” said Dr. Berry.
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