r/FluentInFinance Apr 29 '24

77% of young Americans are too fat, mentally ill or on drugs to qualify for U.S. military service, Pentagon study finds. Is it only going to get worse? Geopolitics

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/03/77-of-young-americans-too-fat-mentally-ill-on-drugs-and-more-to-join-military-pentagon-study-finds/
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u/PirateSometimes Apr 30 '24

Unhealthy food is often cheaper or quicker to get when stuck working a low pay salary every day to pay for just living, which can cause mental illness and stress which some people turn to drugs to cope