More people are obese than underweight, major global analysis reveals

Important new research analysis from The Lancet reveals that globally, more people are obese than underweight. 

This comprehensive review of body mass index (BMI) trends in The Lancet highlights the dramatic increase of the number of people with obesity worldwide during the past 40 years -rising from 105 million in 1975 to 641 million in 2014.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-03/tl-tlw033016.php

Also view the Lancet Abstract:

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2816%2930054-X/abstract