In 30 years, 25% of adult Texans will be diabetic, four times this year’s figure, according to a new study reported in the Fort Worth Star- Telegram.

Obesity and poor nutrition are to blame for the epidemic, which the authors call “a threat to the solvency” of the state’s health systems.

“The numbers are shocking,” said Republican state Sen. Jane Nelson, who chairs the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. “It’s even worse than what I had imagined.”

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Being too fat can shorten your life, but being too skinny may cut longevity as well, a new study suggests.

Using data on almost 1.5 million white adults culled from 19 separate analyses, researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health NIH found that 5 percent of the U.S. population can be classified as morbidly obese — a number five times higher than previously thought.

Obesity Can Shorten Life, Analysis Finds – US News and World Report