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Overweight Soldiers Go Online
 By Tom Shoop | Friday, May 19, 2006  |  12:11 PM

The Army reported yesterday on its efforts to launch an online weight loss program. Lt. Col. Danny Jaghab, who created the Web site that hosts the program, says it has been "hugely succesful," receiving more hits than almost any other page on the Army Knowledge Online portal. I'm not sure that intense interest among soldiers in a weight loss program is something the service should be bragging too much about.



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I didnt say "receiving more hits than almost any other page on the AKO portal. I think leveraging technology to advance Soldier health in any regard should be announced in a positive light and should not be considered bragging. It is a real success that Soldiers are concerned about their weight to join this online weight loss program. By the way, 70% of our weight management community on AKO are doing this training for preventive reasons and are not yet considered "flagged" for their weight.
LTC Danny Jaghab

LTC Danny Jaghab  | Monday, July 16, 2007 |  11:45 AM



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