Childhood Obesity

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers, and research continues to show the important role nutrition and gut health play in prevention and recovery. In this episode of Dishing Up Nutrition, Kara Carper and Brandy Buro explain how diet, inflammation, and the microbiome infl ...  Show more

What causes shingles to flare up later in life? In this episode of Dishing Up Nutrition, registered dietitian Amy Crum explains how the shingles virus can reactivate when the immune system is weakened. You’ll learn common shingles risk factors and simple nutrition and lifestyle s ...  Show more

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

Think there’s an obesity problem? You’re right! A third or more of all adults in the U.S. are obese. Here’s Part 1 in our series. 

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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