Children undergo screening at a juvenile diabetic clinic at Government Children's Hospital in Chennai. With the cases of juvenile diabetes on rise in metros, cutting down on junk food and following a healthy diet chart with more protein and fibre-ri ch food, is important to keep them hale and hearty, leading doctors say. Related story Photo: K. V. Srinivasan
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