NHMA Teams With HHS to Trim Obesity in Hispanics; NHMA’s National Focus Begins in Texas

Obesity is emptying Texans’ pocketbooks and could cost the state its future – especially among young Hispanics, said the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), which is launching a national campaign in Galveston to reduce obesity among Hispanics.

By 2040, Texas will have 14 million obese adults, up from 4 million today, twice as many overweight residents and nearly 3.5 million people with diabetes, up from 1 million. The cost of treating obesity will quadruple – from $10.5 billion today to 40 billion by 2040. In addition, the state’s share of Medicaid will nearly triple, to $12.3 billion.

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