Obesity is a National Security Issue: Lieutenant General Mark Hertling at TEDxMidAtlantic 2012

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LinuxBender · 2024-02 · Recommendation

Adding to this the military was recognizing this issue prior to 2012 and I can't imagine the situation has improved outside of the military . [1] In my opinion the video is worth a watch even to those using a cellphone. [1] - [VIDEO] [video][16m][ted talk with Lieutenant General Mark Hertling]

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Bender · 2026-03 · Reference

For a second I thought your username was sharpshooter but then it got even better as I re-read it. Thankyou for the laugh. In 2012 Lieutenant General Mark Hertling had a TED talk [1] about this very issue and I think it still very much applies today. [1] - [VIDEO] [video][16m][TED-Talk]

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LinuxBender · 2023-09 · Reference

Disclaimer: DailyMail hypes things up and makes them click-baity but the meat of the article is still relevant I think and probably a topic that needs some real solutions. In my opinion obesity could have an existential threat to national security and health care costs of all first world countries regardless of who is paying for it. The US was the first to fully embrace high fructose corn syrup, highly processed foods, seed oils, etc... but other nations are right behind us. Here [1] is General Hertling discussing some challenges around this topic from 2012. [1] - [VIDEO] [video][16 mins]

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