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Texas State Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Profile

Texas State Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Profile coverSelect information on obesity, physical activity, and dietary behaviors as well as specific environmental indicators for Texas is provided below.

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Adult Statistics

Adults aged 18 years and older made up 73.4% of Texas's population in 2013.

Overweight and Obesity

  • 35.3% of adults were overweight, with a body mass index (BMI) of 25-29.9.
  • 30.9% of adults were obese, with a BMI of 30 or greater.

Dietary Behaviors

  • 42.7% of adults reported consuming fruit less than one time daily.
  • 21.5% of adults reported consuming vegetables less than one time daily.

Physical Activity

  • 42.1% of adults participated in 150 minutes or more of aerobic physical activity per week.
  • 30.1% of adults reported that during the past month, they had not participated in any physical activity.

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Adolescent Statistics

People younger than 18 years of age made up 26.6% of the total population in 2013.

Overweight and Obesity

  • 15.6% of adolescents were overweight (≥ 85th and < 95th percentiles for BMI by age and sex, based on reference data).
  • 15.7% of adolescents were obese (≥95th percentile BMI by age and sex, based on reference data).

Dietary Behaviors

  • 42.1% of students in grades 9-12 ate fruit or drank 100% fruit juices less than one time daily.
  • 47.4% of students in grades 9-12 consumed vegetables less than one time daily.
  • 77.3% of adolescents drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop (not including diet soda or diet pop, during the 7 days before the survey).

Physical Activity

  • 61.7% of adolescents did not attend daily physical education classes on all 5 days during an average week when they go to school.
  • 70.0% of adolescents were not physically active at least 60 minutes per day on all 7 days.
  • 16.6% of adolescents did not participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on at least 1 day during the 7 days before the survey.
  • 32.9% of adolescents watched television 3 or more hours per day on an average school day.

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Child Statistics

Breastfeeding

  • 78.4% of infants were ever breastfed.
  • 42.9% of infants were breastfed for at least 6 months.

*References are available in the linked PDF file above.

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