What does "spiking rates" mean in the below sentence?
Earlier this week, Harvard researchers revealed that sugary drinks -- such as soft drinks, juices and sports drinks -- were major factors behind "spiking rates" of obesity and diabetes, resulting in an estimated 180,000 premature deaths around the globe each year.
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It just means a sharp increase
Like a big and sudden increase in rates of obesity
(refers to a spike in a graph, like spikes in the graph of stock markets etc.)
Do you know what I mean?
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