Globally obesity may have been a driving factor in 0.6 million out of 5.4 million deaths from infectious diseases in 2023 Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Obesity is driving one in six deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases , new research