JaMichael Brown was born weighing 16 pounds, 1 ounce, to Janet Johnson and Michael Brown at the Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview, Texas, on July 8, 2011.
JaMichael Brown was born weighing 16 pounds, 1 ounce, to Janet Johnson and Michael Brown at the Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview, Texas, on July 8, 2011. Reuters

A larger-than-life baby born in Texas last week came as quite a shock to Texan media.

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Why?

Because the baby was born on the very same week that medical organizations published a shocking report on childhood obesity that raised concerns in the American health community.

Last Friday, Janet Johnson, age 39, gave birth to her 16 pound, one ounce son JaMichael Brown at a hospital in East Texas.

Johnson was just as surprised by her large, Texas-sized baby as everyone else.

Everybody was amazed that he was so big, the mother told Forbes, I don't think too many people have heard of having a 16-pound baby.

The birth comes amid concerns that America's childhood obesity statistics are through the roof.

A recently released annual report F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2011, from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that Mississippi has the highest rate of obesity in the country, soaring up to 34.4 percent, while other states, such as, Colorado - who scored the lowest in obese residents in the report with a rate of 19.8 percent - remain steady.

Texas' obesity figures aren't too far behind Mississippi's.

The Lone Star State ranks number seven for childhood obesity at 20.4 percent, just 1.5 percent behind Mississippi, the first.

While little JaMichael Johnson is off to a bad start, there is still a chance for him to stay out of that whopping 20.4 percent.

Changing policies is an important way to provide children and families with vital resources and opportunities to make healthier choices easier in their day-to-day lives, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, chief executive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation told Reuters about the recent F as in Fat report.

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