Addicted to sugar ⏲️ 6 Minute English

How has sugar become such an important part of our diets? Find out more with Georgie and Neil and learn some useful vocabulary.👇👇👇 ❓❓❓ Which English monarch loved eating sugar so much their teeth turned black? Was it: a) King Henry VIII? b) Queen Elizabeth I? or, c) Mary Queen of Scots? [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and a free programme transcript here 👉 Vocabulary: ✔️a sweet tooth - a liking for sweet, sugary food and drinks ✔️commodity - product or natural resource that can be traded, bought and sold ✔️staggering - very shocking and surprising ✔️fuel - substance such as oil, coal or wood, that is burned to provide heat or power ✔️flood the market - release a lot of a particular product for sale, often at a low price ✔️e