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Overweight: Nutritional Guidance for Overweight Children

Dietician Katherine Nashatker, who specializes in pediatric endocrinology, discusses helping overweight children either by behavior change or diet modification. She emphasizes that heavy calorie restrictions are not favored for overweight children, but rather weight maintenance is preferred. Ms. Nashatker addresses the problematic nature of a parent using overly negative terminology when referring to his or her child’s weight problem. To conclude, she enforces the critical role of exercise in a healthy lifestyle.

Diabetes: Nutrition for Children with Diabetes

Katherine Nashatker, a dietician at MUSC specializing in pediatric endocrinology, talks about helping children newly diagnosed with diabetes. She explains how she teaches parents and children of important dietary requirements and limitations, focusing on carbohydrate intake. Ms. Nashatker stresses the importance of relying on the team of care providers at MUSC to assist in maintaining the new lifestyle associated with diabetes nutrition.

Weight Gain: Surprising Reasons You’re Gaining

Title: Weight Gain: Surprising Reasons You’re Gaining
Category: Health Facts
Created: 11/18/2004
Last Editorial Review: 4/29/2008

Diabetes: An Overview

Endocrinologist Dr. Soonho Kwon goes over early symptoms of diabetes and the initial evaluation involving measurement of blood glucose levels. He emphasizes the importance of blood glucose control through diet, exercise, and careful monitoring, noting that medication is necessary in diabetes cases of a certain severity. Dr. Kwon concludes this endocrinology podcast by explaining why diabetes, untreated, is so harmful.

Thyroid Nodules: An Overview

Dr. Soonho Kwon, an expert in thyroid disease, provides an overview of how thyroid nodules are evaluated, indicating common causes. He goes over treatment and prognosis for both cancerous and benign nodules. In this endocrinology podcast, Dr. Kwon emphasizes that most thyroid nodules are benign and that even cancerous nodules are fairly easy to treat, making prognosis very promising.

Thyroid and Aging – Helping to Keep the Golden Years Golden

Title: Thyroid and Aging – Helping to Keep the Golden Years Golden
Category: Doctor’s Views
Created: 6/3/2001
Last Editorial Review: 4/16/2008

Night Sweats

Title: Night Sweats
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 1/10/2006
Last Editorial Review: 4/15/2008