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Obesity in children and adolescent is a rapidly growing epidemic all over the world, more so in the developing countries where it has grown even faster in the last two decades. According to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, India has the second highest number of obese children in the world. Dr Ramen Goel, Senior Bariatric Surgeon, Director, Center of  Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, Wockhardt Group of Hospitals tells you why it is about time you paid attention to your child’s health