By Emily Murray

No matter how hard we try to mend America’s unhealthy relationship with food it seems to be a losing battle. According to an advocacy group, Trust for America’s Health, nearly 67% of American adults living in the current heaviest state (Mississippi) will be classified as obese.  That trumps the current rate for the state which is now sitting at 35% obesity.

When it comes to the national obesity rate, those numbers are overwhelming as well. It’s believed that 42% of the country will reach the obesity status by 2030. By definition, obesity is reached when a person is at a BMI (body mass index) of 30 or more.

This report comes in the wake of the monumental decision made in New York City to ban super sized sugary drinks. Is it all too little too late? It appears that at least this advocacy group seems to think so.

To break down their findings even further, they believe 13 states will have an obesity rate greater than 60%, 39 will have rates over 50% and each state would be at least over the 44% mark.

While the obesity rate is much lower today, the rate of those who are overweight accounts for two thirds of all Americans currently.

So what does this proposed obesity amount mean for medical costs in 2030?  Those numbers are pretty grim too. According  to the report, the cost of treating illness related to obesity would rise $48 billion to reach $66 billion a year.

As printed in a TIME Healthland article on the topic here are the 2011 obesity levels per state followed by the prediction for 2030.

Mississippi, 35 percent, 67 percent

Oklahoma, 31 percent, 66 percent

Delaware, 29 percent, 65 percent

Tennessee, 29 percent, 63 percent

South Carolina, 31 percent, 63 percent

Alabama, 32 percent, 63 percent

Kansas, 30 percent, 62 percent

Louisiana, 33 percent, 62 percent

Missouri, 30 percent, 62 percent

Arkansas, 31 percent, 61 percent

South Dakota, 28 percent, 60 percent

West Virginia, 32 percent, 60 percent

Kentucky, 30 percent, 60 percent

Ohio, 30 percent, 60 percent

Michigan, 31 percent, 59 percent

Arizona, 25 percent, 59 percent

Maryland, 28 percent, 59 percent

Florida, 27 percent, 59 percent

North Carolina, 29 percent, 58 percent

New Hampshire, 26 percent, 58 percent

Texas, 30 percent, 57 percent

North Dakota, 28 percent, 57 percent

Nebraska, 28 percent, 57 percent

Pennsylvania, 29 percent, 57 percent

Wyoming, 25 percent, 57 percent

Wisconsin, 28 percent, 56 percent

Indiana, 31 percent, 56 percent

Washington, 27 percent, 56 percent

Maine, 28 percent, 55 percent

Minnesota, 26 percent, 55 percent

Iowa, 29 percent, 54 percent

New Mexico, 26 percent, 54 percent

Rhode Island, 25 percent, 54 percent

Illinois, 27 percent, 54 percent

Georgia, 28 percent, 54 percent

Montana, 25 percent, 54 percent

Idaho, 27 percent, 53 percent

Hawaii, 22 percent, 52 percent

New York, 25 percent, 51 percent

Virginia, 29 percent, 50 percent

Nevada, 25 percent, 50 percent

Oregon, 27 percent, 49 percent

Massachusetts, 23 percent, 49 percent

New Jersey, 24 percent, 49 percent

Vermont, 25 percent, 48 percent

California, 24 percent, 47 percent

Connecticut, 25 percent, 47 percent

Utah, 24 percent, 46 percent

Alaska, 27 percent, 46 percent

Colorado, 21 percent, 45 percent

District of Columbia, 24 percent, 33 percent

Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/18/most-americans-will-be-obese-by-2030/#ixzz26w3kpSYV