POOR DIETS THREATEN US NATIONAL SECURITY
Poor nutrition is the leading cause of illnesses in the US, with unhealthy diets killing more than half a million people each year, a group of experts who have formed the Federal Nutrition Research Advisory Group wrote in a white paper. Diet-related health disparities affect minority, rural and low-income communities. Lack of proper nutrition is also a threat to national security, the paper said, stating that diet-related illnesses are harming the readiness of the US military and the budgets of the US Department of Defense and the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Seventy-one percent of people between the ages of 17 and 24 do not qualify for military service, with obesity being the leading medical disqualifier, the paper said, citing numbers from a 2018 report.
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According to a white paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, diet-related illnesses are a growing burden on the United States economy, worsening health disparities and impacting national security.
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