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"Almost one in four applicants to the military are rejected for being overweight or obese -- it's the most common reason for medical disqualification," Cawley said in a written statement.

This quote said by John Cawley, associate professor of policy analysis and management at Cornell University, discusses the increasing statistic for people applying for the military that are too obese to join. With this statistic proven, America is increasingly getting so obese that they cannot even contribute to their own country. This brazen outburst of even young Americans is very alarming. If Americans can't even improve themselves physically then how do we expect to help our country in times of crisis? That question can simply be answered as we wouldn't be able too. Americans need to realize that the way a myriad of us are living is not healthy at the least. With this being said how do you think America will be shaped ten years from now with our physical well-being?

Freeman, David. "Cornell Study: Many Too Fat to Serve in Military." Health 21 Oct. 2010: 1. Web. 22 Oct. 2010. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20020284-10391704.html?tag=mncol;lst;3 .