Obesity and the US military family

M Tanofsky‐Kraff, T Sbrocco, KR Theim, LA Cohen… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
obesity within the US military family (ie, active-duty servicemembers, as well as military
spouses… of overweight and obesity within the US military adversely impact military readiness, limit …

Attitudes and practices of military family physicians regarding obesity

GA Loomis, KP Connolly, CR Clinch… - Military …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
… regarding obesity, they have excluded military family physicians. The purpose of this study
was to define military family physicians' current attitudes and practices regarding obesity. …

Military family physician attitudes toward treating obesity

CH Warner, CM Warner, J Morganstein… - Military …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
… to treat obesity. Furthermore, a … military family practice physicians. This study examines the
current general attitudes and practices of military family practice providers regarding obesity, …

The US Military's battle with obesity

SB Police, N Ruppert - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
… Food insecurity is an issue for some military families, and studies consistently find higher
rates of food insecurity among certain subgroups, including Black, Hispanic, and other non-…

Overweight and obesity in military personnel: sociodemographic predictors

TJ Smith, BP Marriott, L Dotson, GP Bathalon… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… It may be advisable to investigate the addition of a family based or couples-… the US civilian
population, active duty military are faced with a continuing problem of overweight and obesity. …

Epidemiology of obesity and high blood pressure among school-age children from military families: the largest report from our region

B Dormanesh, P Arasteh, R Daryanavard, M Mardani… - BMC pediatrics, 2023 - Springer
… specific characteristics of military families, in this study, we aimed to determine the epidemiology
of obesity and hypertension among school-age children in military family. Furthermore, …

… As A National Security Issue: Obesity And Behavioral Health Conditions Among Military Children: Study examines obesity and behavioral health among military …

TP Koehlmoos, A Banaag, CK Madsen, T Adirim - Health Affairs, 2020 - healthaffairs.org
… Multiple programs seek to increase the resilience of military families; however, these … 30
percent of military adolescents in our study were unable to qualify because of obesity, overweight…

A comparison of obesity prevalence: military health system and United States populations, 2009–2012

PA Eilerman, CM Herzog, BK Luce, SY Chao… - Military …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
… adolescent obesity has an impact on the strength of the US military. … of military members,
retirees, or foreign military service … Guard military treatment facilities, the US Family Health Plan, …

Obesity and associated adverse health outcomes among US military members and veterans: findings from the millennium cohort study

T Rush, CA LeardMann, NF Crum‐Cianflone - Obesity, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… populations are needed for informing both military-specific and national preventive and … in
US military history, the Millennium Cohort Study, to describe the prevalence of obesity among …

Obesity prevention in the military

M Shams-White, P Deuster - Current Obesity Reports, 2017 - Springer
… either a personal or family history of overweight or obesity, but not … By implementing POMC
within MPCRN, family physicians … active role in curtailing the rise of obesity in the military [24]. …