Obesity is often the result of an overall energy imbalance due to poor diet and limited physical activity. Obesity increases the risk for health conditions such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, hypertension, dyslipidemia, stroke, liver and gallbladder disease, sleep apnea and respiratory problems, osteoarthritis, and poor health status.
This measure represents the percent of the adult population (age 20 and older) that has a body mass index greater than or equal to 30.
Dallas County has the highest percentage of obese adults in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, surpassing both the U.S. and Texas averages.
