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Get Up & Play North Texas
The childhood obesity rate has more than tripled in the last three decades.
In Texas, more than 25% of kids age 6-18 are overweight or obese.
For the first time in recorded history, Texas adolescents are considered less healthy than their parents were at the same age.
About 1 of every 20 Texas kids is developing signs of diabetes.
About 60% of overweight children ages 5-10 already have one risk factor for heart disease.
Overweight children are at far greater risk for numerous health consequences, such as cardiovascular disease, type two
diabetes and other chronic diseases.
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