Half of U.S. adults to be obese by 2030 with 1 in 4 severely obese
The state with the highest rate of severe obesity, the researchers project, will be Arkansas, at 29.6%, with Oklahoma, West Virginia and Louisiana coming in just behind.
A player is pictured during his "Futbol de Peso" (Soccer of Weight ) league soccer match, a league for obese men who want to improve their health through soccer and nutritional counseling, in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico(photo credit: REUTERS/DANIEL BECERRIL)ByREUTERS