Posted on Dec 23, 2022
Data-Driven Nutrition Used by the NFL May Help Solve the Military's Obesity Problem
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Results from the 2018 Health-Related Behaviors Survey found that 15.1% of active-duty service members were classified as obese. Meanwhile, the armed services are facing their biggest recruiting problem in 50 years, with Pentagon data revealing 77% of American youths between the ages of 16 and 24 can't join the military, mostly due to being overweight.
Sean Harrington, the CEO and co-founder of Notemeal, believes his company's platform can help service members and recruits get into fighting shape and stay there. Harrington played football at Tufts University, where he studied engineering. His move to the NFL wasn't as a player; he went to the New England Patriots as the league's first software engineer.
Sean Harrington, the CEO and co-founder of Notemeal, believes his company's platform can help service members and recruits get into fighting shape and stay there. Harrington played football at Tufts University, where he studied engineering. His move to the NFL wasn't as a player; he went to the New England Patriots as the league's first software engineer.
Data-Driven Nutrition Used by the NFL May Help Solve the Military's Obesity Problem
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I can see where that would be beneficial but wonder about the practicality of going to the mess hall with an expectation they will provide the meals listed.
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I smell one of those plans that looks good on paper but falls apart when executed. I've always had mixed views on service definitions of obese service members. I've posted before about my having to go on a diet to qualify for commissioning. I was a football player with a playing weight of 220-225 and totally fit yet was classified as obese and had to get down to 194 based on my height. Did it obviously, but maintaining the weight the Air Force said I should be was a 25 year challenge.
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