Obesity has become pandemic owing to an obesogenic environment (inexpensive calorie
dense food, technologies and structure of communities that reduce or replace physical …

The prevalence of diagnosed sleep disorders among Veterans treated at Veterans Affairs
(VA) medical facilities increased significantly during fiscal years (FY) 2012 through 2018 …

Abstract The Health Related Behaviors Survey (HRBS) is the US Department of Defense's
flagship survey for understanding the health, health-related behaviors, and well-being of …

The physical demands on US service members have increased significantly over the past
several decades as the number of military operations requiring overseas deployment have …

Background Military personnel are at greater risk of psychological disorders and related
symptoms than civilians. Limited participation in health-promoting behaviors may increase …

As an independent risk factor, ambient air pollution can assume a considerable part in
mortality and worsening of cardiovascular disease. We sought to investigate the association …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purposes of this study were to examine the relationships
between obesity and a wide range of mental health issues and to identify where sex …

Background Although there are numerous studies on the global prevalence of
cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) in military personnel, the pooled prevalence of CMRFs …

Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) was considered to be a common complication of
diabetes. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the potential association …

ABSTRACT Purpose The Millennium Cohort Study, the US Department of Defense's largest
and longest running study, was conceived in 1999 to investigate the effects of military …