Collection
Built automatically
From across the library
Not curated by a person
Childhood Obesity
Compiled from across the library · built automatically
Educational content from recorded physician discussions — not medical advice. Always talk to your child's care team about your child's situation.
Content of this collection
Pregnant women need no extra calories in the first trimester, about 350 extra calories in the second trimester, and about 450 extra in the third trimester. — Natalie, How early can we start? Early Childhood Feeding Practices and How to... · 6:20
How early can we start? Early Childhood Feeding Practices and How to...
Watch →
The Child Adolescent Obesity-Prevention to Treatment Plans You Can Implement Today Course in 2015, led by directors Drs Stephanie Walsh, Mark Wulkan and Christopher Bolling, reviewed the latest in care and management of overweight and obese
video43:47 · Jan 2019
Stopping sugar drinks and sodas is recommended as a first step because they are easy calories to eliminate and harmful to the body and liver. — Stephanie Walsh, Staycurrent Forums · 3:25
Staycurrent Forums
Listen →
Jeffrey Ponsky, Professor Emeritus of Surgery and Stephanie Walsh, Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, talk about obesity in children and what to do
podcast13:01 · Jul 2026
A patient-centered, empowering approach utilizing motivational interviewing techniques can save time, improve clinical impact, and result in more pleasant provider encounters. — Steve, Weight Bias: Child & Adolescent Obesity 2015 · 26:00
Weight Bias: Child & Adolescent Obesity 2015
Watch →
The Child Adolescent Obesity-Prevention to Treatment Plans You Can Implement Today Course in 2015, led by directors Drs Stephanie Walsh, Mark Wulkan and Christopher Bolling, reviewed the latest in care and management of overweight and obese
video34:43 · Jan 2019
Summaries and takeaways+ Show
The doctors in this collection+ Show
All expert statements+ Show
Expert statements from the recordings in this collection.
Weight Bias: Child & Adolescent Obesity 2015
Healthcare professionals cannot visually identify which children fall into high-risk BMI categories without actually obtaining and plotting BMI percentile.
clinicalSteve15:00 ↗
Weight bias has increased substantially over the last decade since 2006, with rates continuing to rise in more recent data.
Host summarySteve summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position20:00 ↗
Weight bias is more prevalent in women than men and increases with severity of obesity.
Host summarySteve summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position20:30 ↗
Children experience weight bias from peers, family members, school environments, and healthcare professionals.
Host summarySteve summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position21:00 ↗
Studies document that individuals affected by obesity experience differences in hiring preferences, promotions, wages, and early termination in the workplace.
Host summarySteve summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position21:30 ↗
Healthcare professionals are among the worst offenders of weight bias as experienced by patients, according to research studies.
Host summarySteve summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position23:00 ↗
Physicians view individuals challenged by weight as noncompliant, dishonest, lazy, lacking self-control, weak-willed, unintelligent, and unsuccessful.
Host summarySteve summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position23:30 ↗
In one study, 31% of nurses said they would prefer not to care for individuals affected by obesity and 24% said individuals with obesity repulse them.
Host summarySteve summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position24:00 ↗
Psychologists in controlled studies endorse that patients with obesity have more pathology, more severe symptoms, more negative family qualities, and worse prognosis on initial assessment.
Host summarySteve summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position24:30 ↗
Individuals endorsing more weight bias have higher levels of depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and poor body image.
Host summarySteve summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position22:00 ↗
Weight bias leads to less preventative health services, fewer exams, more appointment cancellations, more delays in care, and less healthcare access.
Host summarySteve summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position22:30 ↗
Using guilt, shame, and blame to motivate individuals to make healthy changes is not supported by evidence and makes individuals less likely to make healthy changes.
clinicalSteve25:00 ↗
Clinical environments should have chairs that allow larger patients and parents to sit comfortably, as chairs with handrails may be too small for some families.
clinicalSteve26:30 ↗
Examination tables should be rated for weights higher than 350 pounds to accommodate larger patients safely.
clinicalSteve27:00 ↗
Weight scales should be placed in private areas rather than in open office spaces when dealing with the sensitive topic of weight.
clinicalSteve28:00 ↗
A patient-centered, empowering approach utilizing motivational interviewing techniques can save time, improve clinical impact, and result in more pleasant provider encounters.
opinionSteve26:00 ↗
For larger teenagers, it takes a long time to reach their current weight status and will take a long time to achieve weight reduction, requiring patience from providers.
clinicalSteve25:30 ↗
Parents and children come to obesity clinic visits with high defensive walls due to previous experiences with weight bias, requiring creation of a safe environment before productive conversation can occur.
clinicalSteve28:30 ↗
The American Academy of Pediatrics will be releasing a policy statement regarding weight bias in the next couple of years.
guidelineSteve29:40 ↗
Parents often do not recognize when their child has obesity because weight gain happens gradually, and they may be very upset and emotional when given the diagnosis.
clinical30:10 ↗
How early can we start? Early Childhood Feeding Practices and How to...
Children who are introduced to solid foods before 4 months have an increased risk of developing childhood obesity later on.
epidemiologicalNatalie14:29 ↗
Babies who gain weight very rapidly in the first year of life are more likely to have troubles with weight as children later on.
epidemiologicalNatalie19:25 ↗
Flavors pass in the amniotic fluid to the baby and also pass through breast milk, providing first flavor experiences.
clinicalNatalie15:20 ↗
Babies who are breastfed are more likely to try a variety of different foods later, possibly related to early flavor exposure through breast milk.
epidemiologicalNatalie15:45 ↗
Pregnant women need no extra calories in the first trimester, about 350 extra calories in the second trimester, and about 450 extra in the third trimester.
guidelineNatalie6:20 ↗
Children who are born to a mother who had gestational diabetes are more likely to suffer from obesity and complications later on.
epidemiologicalNatalie4:40 ↗
By the time a child enters elementary school, food preferences are already very well established.
clinicalNatalie3:15 ↗
About 40% of 2nd and 5th graders had zero vegetables on any given day in one study.
epidemiologicalNatalie2:10 ↗
About 1 out of 5 kids and teenagers eat the recommended 5 servings a day of vegetables and fruits, with french fries counting as about a quarter of those servings.
epidemiologicalNatalie2:25 ↗
About a third of toddlers don't eat any fruit each day, but they're eating baked desserts, candy, and sweetened beverages.
epidemiologicalNatalie2:45 ↗
What's new+ Show