The battle of the bulge: Many of Canada’s troops are fat

OTTAWA — Canada has often been criticized for failing to pull its weight as a military partner in organizations like NATO because of its relatively low level of defense spending. But it’s a weight problem of another kind that’s currently dogging the Canadian Armed Forces. Many members of the Canadian military are fat, and authorities […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/10/29/half-of-canadas-troops-are-overweight-and-sitting-might-be-to-blame/