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Directions: You will see the following vocabulary words in an article you will read for the next activity. Read the following sentences. Guess the meaning of the underlined words. Then match each word with the definition or synonym in the word box. You will use each word once.

Word Box:
loaded: to have a lot of, too much ban: not allow, get rid of
crisis: a bad situation, an emergency, disaster    complications: problems or difficulties
obese: overweight, fat adopt: take on or accept
habit: routine, something you do everyday replaced: swapped or traded, to change one thing to another
promote: encourage, help allow disturbing: upsetting, a bad thought, not good to think about


1. We are in a because junk food is cheaper than healthy food. People buy more junk food because it is cheaper and tastes better.


2. Some schools decided to selling soda in school for students because it is too high in sugar.


3. Eating a lot of sugar and fat can cause later on in life. It can cause health problems and people can become overweight.  


4. Some people are because they eat a lot of junk food and do not exercise.


5. I have a bad of snacking on junk food all the time. I really need to keep it to a limit!


6. We can all work together to a healthy lifestyle by eating nutritious foods and getting a lot of exercise.


7. McDonald's French fries are with grease. When I finish eating them, I have grease all over my fingers.


8. If you all the chocolate candy bars you eat with fruits and vegetables, you would be much healthier.


9. Fast food restaurants are trying to good nutrition by selling salad and yogurt. Salad and yogurt have less calories and fat than hamburgers and French fries.


10. It is to think about how much fat is in a bag of potato chips because it is a popular food that many people eat.



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