Weight Management: State of the Science and Opportunities for Military Programs

by Committee on Military Research and National Research Council

The primary purpose of fitness and body composition standards in the U.S. Armed Forces has always been to select individuals best suited to the physical demands of military service, based on the assumption that proper body weight and composition supports good health, physical fitness, and appropriate military appearance.

The current epidemic of overweight and obesity in the United States affects the military services. The pool of available recruits...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309089964
• ISBN13: 9780309089968
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"