About this episode
Oct 2024
Ep 4: Are We Overmedicating Kids?
Kids and teens today are more diagnosed than ever, across the board, whether it’s a disorder like ADHD or a mental health condition like obsessive-compulsive disorder. Say you’re 15 and you’re worried about that upcoming algebra test? Anxiety. You’re 12 and you weren’t invited to ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 2024
Ep 5: Are Boys Being Left Behind?
Across the board in most advanced countries, girls and women are outpacing boys and men. Nowhere is this more stark than in education. When Title IX was passed in the U.S., the share of students enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program was about two-thirds men and one-third women. ... Show More
46 m
Oct 2024
Ep 6: Are Smartphones Stealing Childhood?
In today’s world, many parents feel like we need our kids to have phones. We tell ourselves it’s for their safety—they may need it while walking to a friend’s house or when going on a school field trip. And then there’s the fact that for many parents, the idea of not giving your ... Show More
51m 34s
Feb 2024
What You Need to know about Kids and High Body Weight
Children and adolescents are expected to gain weight as they age, but how much is too much? Childhood obesity rates are on the rise, along with disordered eating among teens. So how can kids and their parents address this head on? Dr. Jack Yanovski, a pediatric endocrinologist at ... Show More
37m 38s
Jul 2025
Are GLP-1 medications okay for children's use?
<p>A new study out today finds that certain genes may raise a child’s risk of obesity. As childhood obesity rates climb, the use of weight loss medications for treating this is surging too. Host Yasmin Vossoughian sits down with Dr. Casey Berman, a pediatric endocrinologist from ... Show More
15m 46s
Oct 2010
Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity has tripled in the past thirty years. Thirty percent of our children are overweight and twenty percent are considered to be obese. This week Darlene Kvist, LN, Cassie Weness, RD and Tamara Brown, RD explain how processed and fast foods play a part in this epid ... Show More
45m 16s
Aug 2011
Childhood Obesity
<p>Childhood obesity has reached epidemic rates in this country. What are the causes and what can we do about it? Listen this week as Cassie Weness and Kate Crosby discuss this problem.</p>
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Doctors Have a New Plan for Fat Kids
1h 14m
Apr 2020
10. What should you do and not do if you realize your child is overweight?
Many parents do not know their children is overweight. Once parents are told their child is overweight they tend to often times make several mistakes with the child which makes the process much longer and often ineffective. In this episode, I discuss how to handle this delicate s ... Show More
19m 25s
Jul 2025
The Problem Isn’t Just BMI: How Weight Bias Is Harming Kids in the Exam Room
If you’ve ever felt confused, judged, or overwhelmed by how weight is discussed at your child’s doctor’s visits? Whether your child is in a larger body, a smaller body, or somewhere in between this episode is for anyone who wants to raise healthy kids without harmful messaging. I ... Show More
1h 3m
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3022: "Ozempic Babies" Surprising Doctors & Soon to Be Moms (WW)
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Feb 2022
Evaluating Pediatric Obesity
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13m 43s
Oct 2025
Childhood Obesity
5m 23s
In January 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics surprised doctors and parents by changing its guidelines on treating childhood obesity to include the use of popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, also known as semaglutide, for children ages 12 years or older. And parents all over the country were faced with yet another difficult decision: Sho ... Show More
<p>Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new set of guidelines for "childhood obesity." We have some comments. <br/><br/><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase'>Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a hre ... Show More
<p class="p1">Given that two-thirds of the US population is overweight and seeking to lose weight, people may turn to the use of new weight loss drugs to help them do just that-</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">However, there is a notable trend emerging from using these medi ... Show More
<p>This episode covers childhood obesity.<br/><br/>Written notes can be found at <a href='https://zerotofinals.com/paediatrics/development/childhoodobesity/'>https://zerotofinals.com/paediatrics/development/childhoodobesity/</a><br/><br/>Questions can be found at <a href='https:/ ... Show More
