Study links poor diet to 1 in 5 deaths globally

Of the 11 million deaths attributed to poor diet, by far the largest killed was cardiovascular disease, which is often caused or worsened by overeating

One in five deaths globally are linked to poor diet, experts said Thursday, warning that overconsumption of sugar, salt and meat was killing millions of people every year.

The United Nations estimates that nearly a billion people worldwide are malnourished, while nearly two billion are "overnourished".