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Treating Children With Obesity: Developing a Plan

By endodoc March 31, 2007 Obesity No Comments

Here I will add to my previous postings about treating children with obesity. The earlier discussions focused mostly on principles of approach. Here we will get into the specifics of…

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Childhood Obesity: What To Do About It?

By endodoc March 29, 2007 Obesity No Comments

In earlier postings I have discussed various aspects of childhood obesity including demographics, health consequences, and causation. In the entry of 3/17/06, I  listed some general principles for treating the…

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Portion Sizes: Progress at T.G.I. Friday’s?

By endodoc March 25, 2007 Obesity No Comments

I just finished reading a very interesting article in the New York Times (Sunday March 25, 2007, Section 3, pages 1,9,10-www.nytimes.com) entitled “Will Diners Still Swallow this? The article was…

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A Book About How Doctors Think: “How Doctors Think” by Jerome Groopman

By endodoc March 23, 2007 Miscellaneous No Comments

I just read an interesting book review in the New York Times (Friday, March 23, 2007, page B28)- the review was written by William Grimes and it is available at…

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Hypothyroidism: Signs and Symptoms

By endodoc March 22, 2007 Thyroid Disorders No Comments

In recent posts I have discussed what causes hypothyroidism in children and how to diagnose it but I didn’t really discuss typical signs and symptoms. Newborns: don’t wait for clues…

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Hypothyroidism in Children: What Causes it?

By endodoc March 21, 2007 Thyroid Disorders No Comments

In my last posting, I discussed how easy it is (usually) to diagnose hypothyroidism. I did not even mention what causes the condition. Probably the easiest way to think about…

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How To Tell If You Have Hypothyroidism

By endodoc March 19, 2007 Thyroid Disorders No Comments

What is the Thyroid Gland and What Does it Do? The thyroid gland is normally located in the neck just a bit below the thyroid cartilage, the “adams apple.” If…

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Obesity: What To Do About It

By endodoc March 17, 2007 Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus No Comments

This is the part I have been dreading; it’s been relatively easy describing the problems and their causes but fixing the problems is another thing. There is good news and…

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Obesity: Psychological Factors

By endodoc March 15, 2007 Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus No Comments

Up to this point I have not addressed directly psychological factors that might contribute to obesity, except the psychology of portion size vs. plate size. While I believe by far…

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Obesity: Calories

By endodoc March 11, 2007 Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus No Comments

Activity levels and obesity: a summary Clearly, one important component of the obesity epidemic in the U.S. is our rather alarming state of inactivity. But, lack of exercise can not…

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