What's Good
- Mayor Michael J. Moncrief participates in more fitness-related events than most mayors.
- Moncrief also sets a positive example, exercising as much as 5 days per week.
- Texas has "snack tax" laws aimed at reducing obesity and improving nutrition.
- Texas is one of 28 states that participates in a CDC-sponsored program to reduce obesity and other chronic diseases.
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What Isn't
- Texas state law limits or prohibits obesity-related lawsuits against food manufacturers and restaurants.
- According to the CDC, 43 percent of adults here are lean enough to avoid increased risk of weight-related health problems. That's the 5th worst score of any city in our survey. Compare it to a national average of 58.06 percent.
- Temperatures in Fort Worth top 90 degrees 101 days a year, making outdoor exercise less comfortable.
- Fort Worth residents participate in sports much less than average - 16 percent less than average, in fact.
- Fort Worth lost points in our Motivation category for poor participation rates in running, biking and walking despite high air quality.
- Feel like hitting the public pool for a morning swim? Good luck finding an open lane. Fort Worth has one pool for every 93,331 residents - 94 percent more crowded than average in our survey.
- Donuts are 182 percent more popular here than average, according to a comparison of places that sell the fat-fried, sugar-coated breakfast food. Fort Worth has the highest number of donut shops per capita in our survey.
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