Being overweight – not just obese – kills millions a year, say experts

Described as a 'growing and disturbing global health crisis,' more than two billion adults and children suffer from weight-related health problems

Being overweight - even without being obese - is killing millions of people around the world, according to the most extensive and authoritative study of the global impact ever carried out.

More than two billion adults and children are suffering from health problems in the world because of their weight, says a team of 2,300 experts led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE), based at the University of Washington in Seattle.