F as in Fat: Adult Obesity in Missouri Could Reach 61.9% by 2030, Predicts New Study
Plus, related health care costs could climb by 13.9 percent. What recommendations are contained in this new analysis conducted by the National Heart Forum for two national, health-related organizations?
Missouri soon will make a top 10 list that's a health-related ticking time bomb, if current patterns in obesity in the state continue. Missouri's total of obese adults—along with related disease rates and health care costs—is on track to increase dramatically over the next 20 years, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012, a new report released Tuesday by Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). For the first time, the annual report includes an analysis that forecasts 2030 adult obesity rates in each state, and the likely resulting rise in obesity-related disease rates and health care costs. By contrast, the analysis also shows that states could prevent obesity-related …
