Report: Texas is the 14th fattest state - Austin Business Journal:

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A new study from the and the found that adulg obesity rates increased in 23 states in the last including Texas, and did not decline significantly in any Two-thirds of American adults are either obese or Moreover, the percentage of obese and overweighgt children is at or above 30 percent in 30 Texas' adult obesity rate stands at 27.9 up slightly from 27.2 percent a year ago. The rate makes Texas the 14th fattest state inthe country, tied with The Lone Star State's rate of obese and overweight kids stands at 32 percent, ranking it No. 20 on that Mississippi ranks as the fastest state overall with an adult obesity rateof 32.5 percent.
It was followed by West Virginia, Tennessee and Southh Carolina, in that order. “Oure health care costs have grown along with ourwaisy lines,” said Jeff executive director of TFAH. “The obesituy epidemic is a big contributor to the skyrocketing health care costa in theUnited States. How are we going to competee with the rest of the world if our economyt and workforce are weighed down bybad health?
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