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

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A new study from the and the found that adul t obesity rates increased in 23 states in thelast year, includin Texas, and did not declinr significantly in any state. Two-thirds of American adulta are either obeseor overweight. Moreover, the percentage of obesew 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 makea Texas the 14th fattest state inthe country, tied with The Lone Star State's rate of obese and overweigh t kids stands at 32 percent, ranking it No. 20 on that Mississippi ranks as the fastes state overall with an adulf obesity rateof 32.5 percent.
It was followeds by Alabama, West Tennessee and South Carolina, in that “Our health care costs have grown along with our waist saidJeff Levi, executive directo r of TFAH. “The obesity epidemic is a big contributor to the skyrocketing healthn care costs in theUnited States. How are we goinh to compete with the rest of the world if our economy and workforce are weighef down bybad health?
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