Dr Shagun Walia

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Dr Shagun Walia

She is trained at the BJ Wadia Hosp for Children, Mumbai

Dr. Shagun Walia is a Pediatric Endocrinologist who provides quality services in pediatric diabetes, thyroid, adrenal, gonadal, pubertal, bone, menstrual, hypothalamus - pituitary related disorders.

12/12/2025

Are there any guidelines on how much sugar intake should be there for kids ?

Ideally speaking, calorie intake of a child is dependent on their activity in a day

Once the calorie intake is derived, total sugar intake should be limited to within 5% of this calorie count !

Above is a rough guide to how much sugar is ok ..

Eg -

A family has 2 adults and an 8 year old child

The max allowed --
5 tsp for each adult and 4 tsp for child

Total - not more than 14 tsp for whole family !

Beware of hidden sugars in the foods which you don't cook yourself ! You need to know from food label, what all is there in a particular packaged food -- these sugar siblings are usually not accounted for !

Wish you can establish SUGAR SMART RULES for your family as above !

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10/12/2025

Ever thought why the CBSE board released a circular on Sugar boards in schools ?

What is the reason ?

What is THE BIGGEST UNSEEN UNNOTICED ADDICTION in our houses ?? I am not talking about -- Drugs / alcohol / smoking .. they are all very well noted and worked upon .. So what am I talking about ?

It is that figure of speech --- KHAANE KE BAAD MEETHA TO HOTA HI HAI ..

KUCH MEETHA HO JAAYE ..

It is Sugar addiction .. the sense of fulfillment and reward it gives on consumption makes it ---

- Difficult for kids to ignore SUGAR
- Craving for SUGAR
- As it doesn't fulfill hunger for long and child wants fulfillment of craving again, he / she takes more SUGARY stuff
- As child eats SUGARY EMPTY CALORIES, they miss out on other more nutritious eatables and hence lead to micronutrient deficiencies

So parents and caregivers, kids don't know what they are up for if they eat so much SUGAR .. But you know after seeing this video.. So dear friends, having a SWEET TOOTH may not be great ... Think about it .. Is it in control or out of hand ?

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04/12/2025

Chhote bacche ko namak den ya nahi ?

Namak ko restrict kyun karna chahiye ?

How can you know how much salt to give for your family ?

An example of how to use the above knowledge ..
Say, you have 4 family members (Food cooked in the same kitchen) --

1 - 10 month old (no salt)
2 - 3 year old (2.5 g salt)
3 - Mother (5-6 g / day)
4 - Father (5-6 g / day)

Total salt per day - 12.5 g / day
1 teaspoon is 5 g salt

So in a whole day, you may add, 2.5 teaspoons of salt / day !!!

29/11/2025

Do you feel like doing any and everything for your child ? Even though you may not know the reason for doing it sometimes...

This is 1 such state...

There are so many blogs, websites, social media posts on early stimulation.. you see them and do it, but sometimes, someone around you mentions, we turned out okay without all this right ? So what is the need ? Just let the kid be ....

The reasons why early stimulation of developmental activities should be done are...

1) All these are proven methods to support child development. Probably, decades back, there was no awareness about this.. Now it's there, so we should do them..

2) Moreover, we don't go ancient in our own practises. Example - we prefer blinkit over going physically to shops ; we use Google to research and not go to libraries and search things..

So why not raise kids the modern way with all the PRO-Development activities ?

3) Our lifestyle has changed too over decades.. Which may or may not be child development friendly and hence, increased incidence of VIRTUAL AUTISM, SPEECH DELAYS, Learning disabilities etc etc. This aspect, I have shared in the video above..

Do let us know what you feel ... !

25/11/2025

A wonderful investment for your child's future !

A reading corner in the house..

See the video to know all the precious benefits for your infant, toddler, child and adolescent.. Yes, benefits for all ages .. :)

18/11/2025

Conversation between parents discussing height of their sons :

Mr. Sharma - Aapke bete ne height bohot acchi nikali hai...

Mr. Varma - Ji haan wo to hai ! Meri height bhi achhi hai .. isliye to..

Mr. Sharma - Aisa zaruri hai kya ? Meri height thorhi kam hai. Wife ki bhi.. Par bete ke chacha aur massi kaafi lambe hain.. To mere bete ki height bhi acchi hogi na.. Genes mein hai.. 😊

Do you agree with Mr. Sharma or Mr. Varma ??

11/11/2025

There are people around us who are an inspiration..... ! In one aspect or other ...

Today, the aspect we talk about is parents who make extra efforts to think about new ideas and let their kids enjoy Healthy lifestyle and Healthy treats .....

Above are some REAL LIFE SCENARIOS .. which inspired me ..

What inspired you today ??

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09/11/2025

Have heard many people mention this . .. Specially in festivals, birthday parties, vacations etc..

When things come one after the other, kids eat too much. How to control that ? As it's ok to have junk or unhealthy food once in a while, but not so frequently..

Here are some tips and tricks to try and strike a balance ...

Cheers to fun and cheers to health !

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07/11/2025

Very commonly heard question ---

Mam, bacche ko bhook nahi lagti, isliye ghar ka khana nahi khata.. isliye growth nahi hoti. Kya karein ?

Next questn that I ask -- kuch to extra kha hi leta hoga baccha..

Majority of cases, below is what is the history --

- haan mam, pocket money se to kuch le hi leta hai...
- hum joint family mein rehte hain, koi na koi kuch na kuch le ata hai jaise patties, samose etc..

Friends, all this is just preferring outside food over home food for one reason or other.. and not an actual disease or a problem related to a disease..

Upcoming videos we ll also discuss common health issues which may cause loss of hunger or appetite in children....

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