Obesity epidemic 'is becoming a US national security issue'

Obesity epidemic 'is becoming a US national security issue', says general who warns that America will soon be too fat to field an army

• General in charge of army recruiting has warned that America's growing obesity epidemic 'is becoming a national security issue'
• Major General Allen Batschelet says 10 percent of young men and women are currently refused because they are too heavy
• Current trends project that the military will be unable to recruit enough qualified soldiers by the end of the decade
• Maximum body fat percentage that the army allows for recruits aged 17-20 is 20 percent for men and 30 percent for females
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