India, July 5 -- The growing consumption of ultra-processed foods among children is taking a serious toll on their health, with doctors increasingly reporting alarming cases in their clinics. Highlighting one such case in a June 30 Instagram post, Dr Harsh Vyas, Preventive and Diagnostic Radiologist, urged parents to rethink their children's eating habits before it's too late. (Also read: Mumbai woman reveals how she lost 35 kg but gained back 50, says eating just 800 calories a day 'broke my body' )

Recalling the case of a teenage patient, Dr Vyas said, "Look at this 14-year-old child with Grade 3 fatty liver. His triglyceride level was nearly 400 mg/dL. Can you imagine? Nearly 400 in a child." Instead of questioning the boy, Dr Vyas tu...