A new study projects all 50 states could have obesity rates above 44 percent by 2030. The report, “F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2012, was released by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

According to the report, the current obesity rate in Missouri of 30.3% of adults could more than double in 18 years to 61.9%. The current rate in Kansas (29.6%) could rise even higher, to 62.1%.

The number of obese adults, along with related disease rates and health care costs, are on course to increase dramatically in every state in the country.

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 diseases and dramatically reduce health care costs if they reduced the average body mass index of their residents by just five percent.