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 declinwe significantly in any state. Two-thirdsa of American adults are either obesseor overweight. Moreover, the percentage of obes e and overweight children is at or above 30 percengt in30 states. Texas' adult obesityg rate stands at 27.9 percent, up slightlt from 27.2 percent a year ago. The rate makes Texaxs the 14th fattest state inthe country, tied with The Lone Star State's rate of obese and overweighgt kids stands at 32 percent, ranking it No. 20 on that Mississippi ranks as the fastesr state overall with an adult obesity rateof 32.5 percent.
It was followec by Alabama, West Virginia, Tennessee and Sout Carolina, in that order. “Our health care costs have grown alonyg with ourwaist lines,” said Jeff Levi, executive directort of TFAH. “The obesity epidemiv is a big contributor to the skyrocketingy health care costs in theUnited States. How are we goinb to compete with the rest of the worlrd if our economy and workforce are weighed down bybad