Child Obesity
The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living is developing a series of reports, Healthy Children, Healthy State, to raise awareness of child health risk factors in order to develop new programs and actions, and to build on current initiatives in Texas. The Child Obesity Crisis in Texas report is the first of the Healthy Children, Healthy State series.
This report was released on February 11, 2019. It was last updated on January 17, 2023 and utilizes the 2019-2020 Texas SPAN data.
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Texas has the 10th highest youth obesity rate and the 13th highest adult obesity rate in the US. We must do more to combat obesity in Texas. Learn more at go.uth.edu/TexasChildHealth #HealthyChildrenHealtyState
Childhood obesity is risky! Youth with obesity have increased lifetime risk for a myriad of health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, and depression. We must do more to combat obesity in Texas. Learn more at go.uth.edu/TexasChildHealth #HealthyChildrenHealthyState
In Texas, Hispanic children have nearly twice the rate of obesity compared to non-Hispanic white children. We must do more to combat obesity in Texas. Learn more at go.uth.edu/TexasChildHealth
Childhood obesity is costly! Youth with obesity have extra lifetime medical costs and poorer educational outcomes. We must do more to combat obesity in Texas. Learn more at go.uth.edu/TexasChildHealth
