Obesity rates among the US military have skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, recent research shows.
The research findings revealed that nearly 10,000 active-duty soldiers became obese between February 2019 and June 2021.
The reason for the increase in these rates is due to the restriction of service shifts and regular exercise.
Obesity increases have also been seen in US Navy and Marine Corps personnel, renewing concerns about the fitness of US combat forces.
In the context, experts say that the solutions are the same for civilians, the most important of which is defining obesity as a chronic disease and providing targeted treatments that include diet, exercise and new medicines.