Episode 88: What Is Obesity In Children?

Update: 2022-01-03

Description

Are you concerned about your child’s weight? The obesity epidemic is growing at an alarming rate. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile of the CDC sex-specific BMI-for-age growth charts.

Dr. Leigh M. Ettinger’s nearly 17 years as a pediatric nephrologist at Hackensack University Medical Center in Northern New Jersey, he saw more and more of his patients struggling with obesity. He joins me as we discuss this very topic in depth.

Comments

Top Podcasts

The Best New Comedy Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best News Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Business Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Sports Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New True Crime Podcast Right Now – June 2024 The Best New Joe Rogan Experience Podcast Right Now – June 20 The Best New Dan Bongino Show Podcast Right Now – June 20 The Best New Mark Levin Podcast – June 2024

In Channel

Episode 100: Journal Club- Exercise In Weight Maintenance

2022-03-2825:00

Episode 99: Lessons Learnt As A Trainer From Helping Sean Mulroney

2022-03-2116:19

Episode 98: How To Start Exercising In A Larger Body

2022-03-1425:40

Episode 97: Role of exercise in weight loss

2022-03-0723:00

Episode 96: Increasing Physical Activity In Children

2022-02-2815:19

Episode 95: Journal Club- 10 Year Outcomes of Children and Adolescents Who Underwent Sleeve Gastrectomy

2022-02-2126:39

Episode 94: Genetics of Obesity And Genetic Forms Of Obesity

2022-02-1433:54

Ep 93: Bariatric Surgery In Children

2022-02-0739:13

Episode 92: Personal Story- Amelia Sherry

2022-01-3122:35

Episode 91: Managing Obesity In Children

2022-01-2441:14