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A new report has highlighted the unhealthiest high streets in London , including one “where fast food outlets outnumber gyms 20-1”.

Communities such as these face higher risks of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, experts say.

The study ranked areas on their concentration of takeaways, pubs, sweet shops, vape stores and gyms, alongside air quality data.

London Road in Croydon is the worst, according to The Independent Pharmacy .

The street in the south of the city has a staggering 75 fast food outlets, six sweet shops plus a total of 15 pubs, bars, off-licences

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