India, Aug. 14 -- Do you regularly 'serve your child sugary foods like pastries, soft drinks, or cookies'? In an August 13 Instagram post, Dr Saurabh Sethi, a gastroenterologist trained at AIIMS, Harvard, and Stanford Universities, explained how harmful this can actually be as he discussed the emergence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children. Also read | Over 80 percent of Indian techies suffer from fatty liver disease: Report

Fatty liver disease is a condition where excess fat builds up in the liver. The liver specialist highlighted the role of sugary foods, specifically the fructose component, in the development of this condition in children. According to Dr Sethi, excess fructose is converted into fat in the liver, which can...