Diabetes

Processed foods aren't just microwave meals and other ready meals

on the rise = increasing

continuum something that changes slowly over time

a point when small changes become significant enough to cause a big change

moment, w którym szala przechyla się na jedną ze stron

dodgy fast-food joint round the corner

A joint can be almost any place where people gather. The slang term "joint" is often used to suggest that the place is not at all elegant, but small and ordinary, possibly even dirty or disreputable.

It has nothing to do with chain stores. A joint may refer to a chain store or to any other kind of store or restaurant or bar.

I hope you aren't planning to have fried chicken again for lunch today from that dodgy fast-food joint round the corner.

But people, before reaching diabetes, have too high level of sugar as well, sometimes, and that can be dangerous too – particularly causing cardiovascular diseases, which contributes to mortality too

particularly causing cardiovascular diseases, which contributes to mortality too

Diabetes is a kind of continuum. It's something that changes slowly over time.

And having a high blood-sugar level may reach a tipping point – or a point when small changes become significant enough to cause a big change – and you develop diabetes

That's big bucks!

what can governments do – to tackle this health crisis, Alice?

to start eating something eagerly

Well, a key approach is to tackle the global rise in obesity because this addresses not only diabetes but other diseases, too, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease.

They've had a couple of problems to tackle.