The Epidemic of Childhood Obesity -- Yumlish Podcast

Are children aware of what is happening to their health? In this episode, Dr. Powell teaches us how important is for adults to teach their children healthy habits related to food and exercise, so common diseases that affected mostly adults, don’t affect them so hard like it is nowadays. She also points out the intensity of diseases in colored and poor children compared to others, giving us something to reflect on.

Dr. Audrey Ross Powell is a physician with over 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She is a Board-Certified Pediatrician and an Internist (Physician for Adults). She completed dual residencies in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. Her medical degree is from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology. She enjoys collaborating across the healthcare spectrum to provide compassionate care and believes in putting the patient first. In addition, she enjoys empowering patients and families with knowledge along their health journeys. She is an effective communicator and strategist. She prides herself as a lifelong learner and is passionate about health and happiness. In her spare time, she enjoys charitable work, traveling, and spending time with her family.

In this episode, you will learn about…
What led Dr. Powell into pediatrics
The changes in pediatrics
The outcomes of childhood obesity “the health of the children is the health of the nation”
Pre-diabetes in children
The greatest contributors to the childhood obesity epidemic
What to do to have a healthy relationship with food
The positive relationship between food and children
The line between encouraging children to eat something new vs. forcing them eat something they don’t like
Audrey’s thought of using food as a reward
Sense that nutrition matters in older children
When parents should consider consulting a registered dietitian for their child
What would it take to start seeing childhood obesity numbers start to decline
How to connect with Dr. Powell on social media

Key moments

0:00 Intro
1:21 What led Audrey to a career in pediatrics
1:57 The changes she has seen throughout her 20 years in her field
2:24 Outcomes of childhood obesity
4:20 How she sees pre-diabetes in children
5:08 The greatest contributors to the childhood obesity epidemic such as knowledge in the family of nutrition for the children
6:03 Healthy relationships with food
7:37 Positive relationship between food and children
8:55 Encouraging children to eat something new vs. forcing them to eat something they don’t like
10:24 Using food as a reward
12:49 The sense that nutrition matters in older children
13:56 When parents should consider consulting a registered dietitian for their child
14:51 When childhood obesity numbers start to decline
17:31 How to get connected with Audrey!

Contact Dr. Audrey Powell
Instagram URL: @plantopoweredmd
Facebook URL: @plantopoweredmd

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