It’s just been the pandemic and its impact on our health (both physical and mental well-being, as well as kids’) that we have been talking about since the past two years, and rightly so. But now that we have vaccines and getting under its cover, it’s time to bring the focus on a pertinent issue, which is the rise of obesity among kids as fallout of pandemic. Tackling obesity in children is not a new problem, the entire world has been facing this since some time now. It is important for parents to ensure that their kids don’t fall prey to this since obesity is associated with a number of factors that increase the risk for heart disease , such as high levels of LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol, hypertension and worsening diabetes. It is important to remember that early childhood is an integral part of the attitude that the child adopts when they grow up. Also, the pandemic has worsened the situation further, as according to doctors, there has been a rise in the number of cases of childhood obes...