Under intense pressure to trim its budget, the Army is dismissing a rising number of soldiers who do not meet its fitness standards, drawing from a growing pool of troops grappling with obesity. Obesity is now the leading cause of inelig
2/913 The United States has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of obese people over the past two decades -- so much that health officials now call it an epidemic. In the first of a special series, Rob Reynolds reports from o
2/10/13 Powerful lobby groups are getting in the way of efforts to combat a growing obesity crisis in the United States. As part of its series on the epidemic, Al Jazeera is examines the multi-billon dollar food and drink industry. Compa
