Obesity In Children

Childhood Obesity: North Carolina is the 11th fattest state in the country, and the obesity numbers are growing, particularly among the state’s younger population. Host Melinda Penkava talks with Penny Gordon-Larsen, an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Public Heath; Sherree Thaxton, the Coordinator of the Healthy Weight Initiative for the North Carolina Division of Public Health; and Dr. Terrill Bravender, an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Adolescent Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. Listener Call-In. (54:00)

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