Learn all the things you didn't know about childhood obesity from Evan Nadler, MD, who co-directed the nation's largest childhood obesity practice at Children's National in Washington, DC, for 20 years.
Dr. Nadler brings a unique, non-judgmental approach to what he considers a fundamentally different disease from adult obesity.
Key Topics Covered:
The Science Behind Childhood Obesity
- Why childhood obesity differs dramatically from adult obesity in both cause and progression
- The role of genetics, epigenetics, and prenatal factors in early-onset weight gain
- How obesity-related diseases advance more aggressively in children
Breaking Down Blame and Stigma
- Why neither children nor parents should be blamed for childhood obesity
- The minimal role of behavioral factors in pediatric cases
- How genetic predisposition often overrides environmental influences
Treatment Approaches and Outcomes
- Why children show better long-term outcomes from surgical intervention than adults
- The importance of treatment-agnostic care and mental health support
Evan Nadler, MD, MBA, is the past Co-Director of the Children's National Obesity Institute, built & directed the nation's largest pediatric weight management program by nearly twofold, treating thousands of children and adolescents with obesity.
He & his partners recently opened ProCare TeleHealth, "The country's first pediatric-only telehealth weight management practice".
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