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Medical team hikes into mountains to care for children - 0 views

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    ARCALA, Honduras (AFNS) -- During a two-week exercise in early February, a team of 16 medical doctors, nurse practitioners, dietitians and medical students conducted pediatric nutrition evaluations for families without the means or access to regular medical care in the remote mountains near Marcala, Honduras.
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Navy stresses consequences for unfit sailors - 0 views

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    Commands can no longer transfer, extend or re-enlist sailors who have failed three physical fitness assessments in four years, according to a Navy message Tuesday. The sailors also face administrative separation.
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Pentagon reports U.S. troop obesity doubles since 2003 - USATODAY.com - 0 views

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    The number of troops diagnosed as overweight or obese has more than doubled since the start of the Iraq war.
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Army seeks to slim recruits - 0 views

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    FORT JACKSON, S.C. - The Army has been dismissing so many overweight applicants that its top recruiter, trying to keep troop numbers up in wartime, is considering starting a slim-down camp to transform chubby trainees into svelte soldiers.
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Agreement expands beneficiaries' access to bariatric surgery - 0 views

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    LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- A resource sharing agreement between the Nix Health Care System in San Antonio and Wilford Hall Medical Center doctors here will provide increased services to bariatric patients.
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Deployed servicemember returns home half the Airman he used to be - 0 views

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    Deployed airmen loses nearly half his weight during his six month deployment.
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