Obesity in Children-Why it Matters

Denise Scott

Healthy Substitutions for a Healthy New Year!

Make 2023 the Year of Healthy Eating! Eating healthy does not have to be difficult or expensive. Making simple substitutions goes a long...

Denise Scott

The Mediterranean Diet for Children

The Mediterranean Diet (MD) has consistently ranked as one of the healthiest, most sustainable diets, beneficial for heart health, and...

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Does Appetite Control Food Intake or Food Control Appetite???

(The Chicken or the Egg?) The “Please Don"t Eat” sign on this refrigerator is less important than what is inside. It has long been...

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Obesity and Puberty - What’s the Link???

Numerous factors control puberty - nutrition, gender, family genetics, environmental factors, race, and hormones. Obesity is affected by...

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What is Normal Growth and Weight Gain in a Child?

An Endocrinologist Perspective As a pediatric endocrinologist, I frequently evaluated growth. Most commonly, there was concern regarding...

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The Sweet Toxicity of Sugar

Sugar can be tasty but too much is toxic Now that you have ideas for healthy sweet treats from last week, I will tell you the dangers of...

Denise Scott

The Obesity Epidemic in Children

We have been in an obesity epidemic in pediatrics, thirty years in the making - the same amount of time I was in practice. I watched this...