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Antiobesity medications in active‐duty military personnel

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Over 20% of soldiers have a body mass index (BMI) that exceeds 30 kg/m 2 , and this is an upward trend [1].The Department of Defense spends $1.5 billion annually in obesity-related health care costs for current and former service members and their families, as well as costs to replace unfit personnel.Antiobesity medications (AOMs) may substantially help reduce these costs.In an article in this issue of Obesity, Neuman et al. [2] found that 0.1% of active-duty service members used AOMs.AOMs have been

Source: Obesity

DOI: 10.1002/oby.24136

Authors: Brandon M. Roberts, Adam W. Potter, Geoffrey C. Chin, Karl E. Friedl

Institutions: United States Army, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment

Subfield: Pharmacology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: U.S. Department of Defense