Texas is now the 12th Fattest state in and is ranked 7th in childhood obesity.
It is more likely that a child will be obese if the parent is, said Dr. Shreela Sharma, assistant professor at the Michael and at UTHealth.
This has been on the mind of some Texas Legislators this past 82nd session. But not everyone was able to get their bills passed.
State Sen. Lucio (D-27) introduced SB 1004 that would put a tax on Soft Drinks and Rep. Farias introduced a similar House Bill placing a tax on Sugary Drinks. Both proposed measures failed, as did SB185, which would restore three semesters of required physical education credits for high school students as opposed to the current two.
Obesity-Related 鈥淔ood Bills鈥� that Failed to Pass
by Sen. 鈥� Soft Drink Tax
by Rep. 鈥� Sugary Drink Tax
by Sen. 鈥� Banning Trans Fat in Schools
by Rep. 鈥� Sugary Drink Restrictions in School
by Sen. , Would have provided funding and establishment for community food gardens
Obesity-Related 鈥淎ctivity Bills鈥� that Failed to Pass
by Sen. 鈥� Increasing P.E. in Middle School
by 鈥� Restoring P.E. in High School
by Rep. 鈥� would have made school have a mandatory 20 minute recess.
by Sen. would have provided people a safer area for families and pedestrians to be active, such as sidewalks and bike lanes.
But some Bills weren鈥檛 just sitting on TX Capitol hill ( via School House Rock). They were signed into law.
New Laws and Developments Pertaining to Obesity
by -- Would ask that schools collect the data from fitness exams of their students and share it with the Texas Education Agency so that they can use the data to develop better curriculum for students.
by Rep. 鈥� Promoting Urban Farming
by and by Rep. 鈥� Summer Food Program
