In a little over two decades, almost 260 million people in the United States are predicted to have overweight or obesity, according to a new study.

A new study published in The Lancet predicts a dramatic rise in obesity rates in the United States by 2050. The study projects nearly 260 million adults and children will be overweight or obese, leading to severe health and economic consequences.

Four out of five men and women in the United States will be overweight or obese by 2050 if current trends hold, a new study warns.

Researchers said the analysis lays bare a ‘decades-long-failure’ to tackle the overweight and obesity epidemic