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Getting Fatter in Texas

January 29, 2009 4:10 pm by: Ben Philpott

A new study has a very sobering message on the future health of Texas. More than 40-percent of Texas adults are projected to be obese by the year 2040.

That’s up from about 28-percent of the state’s adults now. KUT reports on how advocacy groups and lawmakers hope to keep that projection from becoming reality.

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