Half of US Adults Will <br />Be Obese by 2030, Says Study.<br />Conducted by scientists at Harvard <br />and George Washington University, <br />the study was published Wednesday in <br />the 'New England Journal of Medicine.'.<br />It was funded by the <br />JPB Foundation, an organization <br />that focuses on poverty and <br />other sociological issues.<br />The study also found <br />that nearly a quarter of <br />Americans will be severely obese.<br />In 44 states, severe obesity is <br />on track to be the most common <br />weight category among households with <br />an average income of less than $20,000.<br />It's alarming. We're going to have some pretty awful problems, Dr. Lawrence Appel, Johns Hopkins University, <br />via Associated Press.<br />Obesity raises the risk of <br />several severe health issues, <br />including diabetes, stroke, <br />heart disease and cancer.<br />A diagnosis of obesity is <br />based on a body mass index (BMI) <br />between 30 and 35. A BMI of greater <br />than 35 indicates severe obesity
