Episode 41 - Article Review: Childhood Obesity Rates Increased During Covid19 Pandemic and What to Do About It

In this 17 minute podcast we discuss two articles. The first is about a recent study published by the CDC that found that childhood obesity rates increased during our pandemic. The second is article that discusses recommendations to help children develop healthy eating habits.

Here is the first article: https://www.ksl.com/article/50243221/study-childhood-obesity-in-us-accelerated-during-pandemic

Here is the second article: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/children/index.html.

Link to 7 day stress eating course.

Our takeway is if a child has obesity, you want them to maintain their current weight, and let them naturally progress through growth. We also want children to get into the habit of exercise and to avoid the mentality of diet culture.