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Huge increase in obesity

Vocabulary

steepest

(here) biggest

disposable incomes

money left after spending on essential things like food and accommodation

quadrupled

became four times larger

taxing

(here) legally making something more expensive so it is less affordable

fizzy drinks

drinks with high amounts of sugar and gas added to make them bubbly

trends

patterns

strokes

medical condition in which brain cells suddenly die due to lack of blood supply