New Study Determines Texas Ranks High Among Most Overweight U.S. States—
Obese Texan | Image AI generated/DX
Texasrankseighthamongthenation’s50statesinobesity,accordingtoanewWalletHubanalysisofadultweightdata,highlightingagrowinghealthconcernacrosstheLoneStarState.
Thisstudyevaluatedstatesonthreemajorfactors,includingobesityandoverweightprevalence,healthconsequences,andfoodandfitness,whichhelpeddeterminetherankings.
Texasreceivedanoverallscoreof65.94inthisstudy,whichisonlyslightlybehindKentuckyfortheseventhspotonthislist.
WalletHubanalysisdeterminedthatWestVirginiawasthemostobesestateinthecountry,withanoverallscoreof75.24,followedbyMississippiwithascoreof73.56andArkansaswithascoreof70.19.
AlthoughTexasisnotthemostobesestateinthecountry,therankingssuggestthatresidentsfacelifestyleandenvironmentalchallengesthatcontributetohigherweightlevels.
TheserankingsincludedTexasbeingslottedat11thforthepercentageofoverweightadults,25thforthepercentageofobeseadults,16thforthepercentageofoverweightchildren,and
