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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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TRICARE Takes Platinum and Gold in 2008 Magellan Awards - 0 views

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    TRICARE's Wounded Warrior campaign took the number eight spot and Childhood Obesity the number 24 spot in the list of Top 50 campaigns out of more than 450 entries for 2008 and for the first time, TRICARE was listed in the top 10 among powerhouse organiza
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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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