Cops Are The Most Obese Workers In America, Study Reveals

By Tim Macfarlan
The Daily Mail
Dec. 18, 2014

Their job is to protect and serve -- but it seems some police officers interpret this as an excuse to enjoy too many extra servings at the lunch table.

A study has revealed US cops have the highest rates of obesity among any profession in the country.

Along with firefighters and security guards, nearly 41 per cent of boys in blue are obese, according to a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Social workers, clergy and counsellors come in second, with 35.6 per cent having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more -- the standard definition of obese used by the study.

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