Statistics Show Texas Youth Obesity Rates Still Above National Average But Down From 2012.

reports statistics from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation show that 33.3 percent of Texan kids age 10 to 17 were overweight or obese in 2016; while that is a “rate higher than the national average,” it also shows an improvement in adolescent weight levels since 2012, when 36.6 percent of the kids in the same age group were overweight or obese. According to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation CEO and President Richard Besserm, “Obesity rates are still far too high, but the progress we’ve seen in recent years is real and it’s encouraging,” though that progress “could be easily undermined if leaders and policymakers at all levels don’t continue to prioritize efforts that help all Americans leader healthier lives.” http://www.chron.com/business/medical/article/1-in-3-Texas-youth-still-overweight-or-obese-12218645.php