| If you're a woman who wants to enlist in the military, | | | | excess weight. |
| you may need to lose weight in order to pass the | | | | Physical fitness and weight control are vitally |
| military physical exam for enlistment. | | | | important in maintaining the readiness of our military. |
| Unfortunately, many women -- and men too -- are | | | | If you're an overweight woman, you may be at risk |
| turned down by the military because they are | | | | of chronic disease |
| overweight. In fact, an increasing percentage of all | | | | There is another reason to lose excess weight -- |
| applicants - men and women - can't pass the military | | | | your own good health and well-being! |
| physical because they are obese or overweight. | | | | When you reduce excess fat and pass the military |
| Obesity has become the number 1 reason why | | | | physical exam, you'll also reduce your risk from |
| military applicants fail to qualify | | | | diseases such as hypertension, heart disease, and |
| According to the Defense Department, nearly 48,000 | | | | stroke -- and reduce risks from gallbladder problems, |
| applicants flunked the military physical over a recent | | | | osteoarthritis, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. |
| four-year period. In some communities 30 percent of | | | | If you are serious about enlisting in the military and |
| applicants flunked. | | | | are overweight, start now to lose those excess |
| Military service is an attractive option for many | | | | pounds. |
| women. It offers many benefits -- including training, | | | | Have you tried to lose weight in the past and |
| job security, pay and bonuses, travel, a career path | | | | couldn't? Have you been frustrated by diets that |
| and retirement. The number of women serving the | | | | didn't work? |
| military has been steadily increasing for many years. | | | | If you are like most people, trying to lose weight is a |
| Women are making a real contribution to national | | | | constant frustration. You try one diet, lose some |
| security. It's unfortunate that so many women -- and | | | | weight, then gain it right back. |
| men too -- are denied this opportunity because of | | | | |