Posted on Oct 21, 2016
Top military doctor says trend toward overweight troops is troubling
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I can think of different reasons as to why SMs are overweight and I can also think of some ways to improve the SMs lifestyles and choices in nutrition.
Top military doctor says trend toward overweight troops is troubling
Posted from militarytimes.com
Height and Weight
Nutrition
Physical Training
Posted 8 y ago
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I had a hard time trying to keep up with the height/weight standards. I worked out, dieted and still I was always 22-23%. When I transfer to my last duty station I was probably the smallest I had been since I went to boot camp 18 years earlier and I was still at 23%. It really felt like a losing battle.
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On deployment I got down to the smallest size I've ever been in my entire life. I have always been a big girl but I got to a size 10 and I didn't realize how small I was until I looked at an old picture of myself. I passed the weight/height requirement once in my career, other than that I have always been checked for BF%
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Stress, sleep depravation, and excessive physical training can help you gain weight.
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I am the first to admit that I am a fatbody. But the trend is not necessarily due to laziness and gluttony. Science is starting to learn that other things are in play, like genetics and intestinal flora
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-gut-bacteria-help-make-us-fat-and-thin/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-gut-bacteria-help-make-us-fat-and-thin/
How Gut Bacteria Help Make Us Fat and Thin
Intestinal bacteria may help determine whether we are lean or obese
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