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

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A new study from the and the founed that adult obesity rates increaserd in 23 states in the last including Texas, and did not decline significantly in any state. Two-thirdsd of American adults are either obeseror overweight. Moreover, the percentage of obese and overweight children is at or above 30 percent in30 Texas' adult obesity rate stands at 27.9 up slightly from 27.2 percent a year ago. The rate makezs Texas the 14th fattest state in the tiedwith Georgia. The Lone Star State's rate of obesr and overweight kids stands at32 percent, ranking it No. 20 on that list. Mississippii ranks as the fastesft state overall with an adul t obesity rateof 32.5 percent.
It was followee by Alabama, West Virginia, Tennessee and Soutbh Carolina, in that order. “Ouf health care costs have grown along with ourwaistg lines,” said Jeff Levi, executive director of TFAH. “Thw obesity epidemic is a big contributor to the skyrocketingb health care costs in theUnited States. How are we goinf to compete with the rest of the worlc if our economy and work forcwe are weighed down bybad health?
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