By: Dr Mounica Reddy Mandadi, Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist, Ankura Hospital for Women and Children Do you find it difficult to control your children from consuming junk food, sugary delicacies etc compared to healthy home cooked meals? It’s quite common to witness children who frequently prefer consuming packaged, unhealthy and oily food rather than eating healthy meals. Apart from that, nowadays, majority of children are constantly working in a high stress related environment (academics) and addicted to electronic gadgets without any physical activities thereby developing obesity at younger ages. Despite awareness generated by educational institutions and healthcare experts, doctors etc, we are unable to reduce the obesity rates in children especially in urban areas in Telangana. Children who developed obesity at younger ages are prone to other critical diseases like Diabetes , Cardiovascular diseases, Gestational ailments, PCOD , hormonal imbalances and many more. ...