Pandemic pushes 10,000 U.S. Army soldiers into obesity : com

“I could notice it,” said Murillo, who is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighed as much as 192 pounds. “The uniform was tighter.”

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Rganized Exercise Was Out And Murillos Motivation To Work On His Own Lowi Could Notice It , Said Murillo , Ho Is 5 Feet , Inches Tall And Weighed As Much 192 Pounds The Uniform Was Tighter Murillo Wasnt Only Service Member Dealing With Extra Weight New Research Found That Obesity In Us Military Surged During Pandemic Army Alone , Nearly 10 , 000 Active Duty Soldiers Developed Obesity Between February 2019 And June 2021 , Ushing The Rate To Nearlya Quarter Of Troops Studied Increases Were Seen In Us Navy And Marines , Oo The Army And Other Services Need To Focus On How Bring Forces Back Fitness , Aid Tracey Perez Koehlmoos , Irector Of The Center For Health Services Research At Uniformed University In Bethesda , Ho Led The Research Overweight And Obese Troops Are More Likely To Be Injured Less Endure Physical Demands Of Their Profession Military Loses Than 650 , 000 Workdays Each Year Because Of Extra Weight And Obesity Related Health Costs Exceed 1 5 Billion Annually For Current Former Service Members Their Families , Ederal Research Shows More Recent Data Wont Be Available Until Later This Year , Aid Koehlmoos But Theres No Sign That The Trend Is Ending , Nderscoring Longstanding Concerns About The Readiness Of Americas Fighting Forces Military Leaders Have Been Warning Impact Obesity On Us For More Thana Decade , Ut The Lingering Pandemic Effects Highlight Need For Urgent Action , Aid Retired Marine Corps Brigadier General Stephen Cheney , Ho Co Authoreda Recent Report On The Problem Numbers Have Not Gotten Better , Heney Said Ina November Webinar Held By The American Security Project , A Nonprofit Think Tank They Are Just Getting Worse And In Fiscal Year 2022 , He Army Failed To Make Its Recruiting Goal For The First Time , Alling Short By 15 , 000 Recruits , Ra Quarter Of The Requirement Thats Largely Because Three Quarters Americans Aged 17 To 24 Are Not Eligible For Military Service Several Reasons , Ncluding Extra Weight Being Overweight Is The Biggest Individual Disqualifier , Ffecting More Than 1 In 10 Potential Recruits , Ccording To The Report It Is Devastating We Havea Dramatic National Security Problem , Heney Said Extra Weight Can Make It Difficult For Service Members To Meet Core Fitness Requirements , Hich Differ Depending On The Military Branch In Army , For Instance , F Soldiers Cant Pass The Army Combat Fitness Test , A Recently Updated Measure Of Ability , T Could Result In Probation Or End Their Military Careers Koehlmoos And Her Team Analyzed Medical Records For All Active Duty Army Soldiers The Health System Data Repository , A Comprehensive Archive They Looked At Two Periods Before The Pandemic , Rom February 2019 To January 2020 , Nd During The Crisis , Rom September 2020 To June 2021 They Excluded Soldiers Without Complete Records In Both Periods And Those Who Were Pregnant The Year Before Or During Study Of Cohort Nearly 200 , 000 Soldiers Who Remained , He Researchers Found That Nearly 27 Who Were Healthy Before The Pandemic Became Overweight And 16 Of Those Previously Obese , Bout 18 Of The Soldiers Were Obese By 2021 , T Grew To 23 The Researchers Relied On Standard Bmi , R Body Mass Index , A Calculation Of Weight And Height Used To Categorize Statusa Person Witha Bmi 18 5 25 Is Considered Healthy , Hilea Bmi Of 25 To Less Than 30 Is Considered Overweighta Or Higher Categorized As Obese Some Experts Claim That The Isa Flawed Measure Fails Account For Muscle Mass Underlying Health Status , Hough It Remainsa Widely Used Tool In Murillos Case , Is Bmi During The Pandemic Reached Nearly 32 North Carolina Army Soldier Knew He Needed Help , O He Turned Toa Military Dietician And Starteda Strict Exercise Routine Through The Armys Holistic Health Fitness , R H2f , Rogram We Do Two Runsa Week , To 5 Miles , Urillo Said Some Morningsi Wanted To Quit , Uti Hung In There Slowly , Lover Months , Urillo Has Been Able To Reverse The Trajectory Now , Is Bmi Just Over 27 , Hich Falls Within The Defense Departments Standard , Oehlmoos Said She Found Increases In Other Service Branches , Ut Focused First On The Army Research Squares With Trends Noted By Centers For Disease Control And Prevention , Hich Warned That In 2020 , Early 1 In 5 Of All Service Members Were Obese The Steady Creep Obesity Among Is Alarming , Aid Cheney The Country Has Not Approached Obesity As Problem It Really Is , E Added Putting On Extra Pounds During The Pandemic Wasnt Justa Military Problema Survey Last Year Of American Adults Found That Nearly Half Reported Gaining Weight After First Covid 19 Emergency Another Study Founda Sharp Rise In Obesity Among Kids Gains Came Ina Country Where More Than 40 And 20 Children Struggle With , Ccording To The Cdc Why Would We Think Military Is Any Different Thana Person Who Not In Said Dr Amy Rothberg , N Endocrinologist At The University Of Michigan Who Directsa Weight Loss Program Under Stress , E Want To Store Calories It Will Take Broad Measures Address The Problem , Ncluding Looking At The Food Offered In Military Cafeterias , Nderstanding Sleep Patterns And Treating Service Members With Issues Such As Ptsd , Tr Post Traumatic Stress Disorder , Othberg Said Regarding Obesity Asa Chronic Disease That Requires Comprehensive Care , Ot Just Willpower , S Key We Need To Meet Military Members Where They Are , He Saida New Category Of Effective Anti Obesity Drugs , Ncluding Semaglutide , Arketed As Wegovy , Ould Bea Powerful Aid , Othberg Said Tricare , He Defense Departments Health Plan , Overs Such Drugs , Ut Uptake Remains Low Since June 2021 , Hen Wegovy Was Approved , Ust 174 Service Members Have Received Prescriptions , Ricare Officials Said Novo Nordisk , Hich Makes Wegovy , Unded The Security Groups Report , Ut Didnt Influence The Research , Othberg Said People Are Working Hard At Their Weight And We Have To Give Them Whatever Tools , Othberg Said ,