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On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
One report recently found that as many as 75 percent of Americans age 17 to 24 are currently unfit for the Armed Services due mainly to malnutrition and obesity.
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Tom Vilsack
Democratic · Iowa

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Vilsack highlights malnutrition's impact on national security and military readiness.

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