One Teen’s Journey to a Healthier BMI – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 3, Episode 2 On this week’s pediatric nutrition podcast, special guest, Hannah, joins registered dietitian Betsy and Jen in this heartwarming and real view into the realities of trying to improve the weight of
Read more →Worth the Weight – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 3, Episode 1 Welcome back to season three of the Feed to Succeed podcast! Betsy and Jen are ready to take on the sensitive subject of children, teens and weight problems – both under AND over – with
Read more →Kids (and adults!) with Gastro-Esophageal Reflux – Feed to Succeed Podcast Season 2, Episode 4 Betsy and Jen discuss their personal and family experience with reflux, as well as tips for management by diet. What foods and what timing affects symptoms? What makes reflux more tolerable? if
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Muscular dystrophy, a group of genetic diseases that leads to the weakening and loss of muscle mass, is a condition that is close to my heart. It’s something I have worked closely with in my career and seen firsthand its impact it has on its families. That’s
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As a dietitian who spends considerable time thinking about children’s’ health, there is no doubt in my mind that key to a lifetime of healthy living is combating childhood obesity. Depressing results from a recent study on contestants in the popular television show, The Biggest Loser, reinforce
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Recently Hannah, the parent of one of my clients, reached out to me on Facebook to post a photo of her son, Ian, dressed in skinny jeans for school. It was a simple gesture on Hannah’s part, and I couldn’t help but share in her joy. For
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By Gia Diakakis, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC After working with countless families who face obesity and overweight issues, I thought I thought I thoroughly understood all there was to know about the impact pediatric obesity has on the body. That is, until I ran across this study:
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By Gia Diakakis, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC As a pediatric dietitian, discussing sugary drinks makes me feel like I am on my soapbox. As a child who was only allowed to consume sugar-sweetened beverages for celebrations, my frustration with my parents has now turned into gratitude. I
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