Adult obesity rate in S.A. falls
BY MELISSA FLETCHER STOELTJE : JULY 31, 2013
"Mayor Julián Castro announced the results of a two-year survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control at a Wednesday press conference, where he proclaimed that San Antonio is now fitter than most of Texas, which has an adult obesity rate of 29.3 percent.
“People are getting more active and living healthier in San Antonio, whether it's walking, cycling or using our parks,” Castro said at a basketball court in Collins Gardens Park, nestled in a Southwest Side neighborhood. “We now have concrete evidence that our investments are paying off and positively impacting the health of our families and the overall quality of life in San Antonio.”
The statistic, derived from a telephone survey of 1,500 city and county residents, remains a far cry from the 10 percent adult obesity rate goal that is set out in SA2020, the mayor's blueprint of progress for San Antonio.
Still, it was a moment to celebrate."
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