Childhood Obesity and Fatty Liver
12/10/20 • 40 min
This weeks podcast features two very important topics, and two outstanding guests. The first discusses the rise in alcohol use and alcohol use disorder in the era of COVID-19. The fear of the illness, it’s associated anxiety and isolation, as a result of the quarantine, has created a fertile environment for alcohol abuse. Throughout the pandemic, we’ve seen the negative impact, including rising depression, suicide, drug abuse, and child abuse. Tonight we will be talking specifically about the increase in harmful use of alcohol, especially in patient that already have pre-existing liver disease. An expert in Living Disease from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, Dr. Gene Im will be joining the conversation.
The second topic and guest is Dr. Sunny Harpavat from Texas Children’s Hospital, here in the Texas Medical Center. He will be discussing child obesity and fatty liver in the pediatric population. As a pediatric gastroenterologist and hepatologist, he is on the front line of this public health emergency. In addition, Dr. Harpavat is the president of the newly formed Texas Liver Foundation. Check out this link to learn more.
#fattyliver #childhoodobesity #alcoholabuse #cirrhosis #liverdisease #obesity #diabetes #junkfood #covid19
Websites to remember:
Medical Practice: Liver Specialists of Texas
Dr. Galati's Book Site: Eating Yourself Sick
Facebook: Dr. Joe Galati
Dr. Galati's YouTube: YouTube Channel
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You can reach Dr. Galati and his practice, LIVER SPECIALISTS OF TEXAS, by calling 713-794-0700. Ask for Teresa the practice administrator for details.
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This weeks podcast features two very important topics, and two outstanding guests. The first discusses the rise in alcohol use and alcohol use disorder in the era of COVID-19. The fear of the illness, it’s associated anxiety and isolation, as a result of the quarantine, has created a fertile environment for alcohol abuse. Throughout the pandemic, we’ve seen the negative impact, including rising depression, suicide, drug abuse, and child abuse. Tonight we will be talking specifically about the increase in harmful use of alcohol, especially in patient that already have pre-existing liver disease. An expert in Living Disease from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, Dr. Gene Im will be joining the conversation.
The second topic and guest is Dr. Sunny Harpavat from Texas Children’s Hospital, here in the Texas Medical Center. He will be discussing child obesity and fatty liver in the pediatric population. As a pediatric gastroenterologist and hepatologist, he is on the front line of this public health emergency. In addition, Dr. Harpavat is the president of the newly formed Texas Liver Foundation. Check out this link to learn more.
#fattyliver #childhoodobesity #alcoholabuse #cirrhosis #liverdisease #obesity #diabetes #junkfood #covid19
Websites to remember:
Medical Practice: Liver Specialists of Texas
Dr. Galati's Book Site: Eating Yourself Sick
Facebook: Dr. Joe Galati
Dr. Galati's YouTube: YouTube Channel
Please send feedback and suggestion. You can message me here.
You can reach Dr. Galati and his practice, LIVER SPECIALISTS OF TEXAS, by calling 713-794-0700. Ask for Teresa the practice administrator for details.
Make sure you subscribe to all of the podcast episodes, rate them, send us feedback, and share them with your community.
Available on:
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Holiday Weight Gain
Holiday weight gain is a common point of discussion these days, and there is always a lot of talk trying to prevent it. While COVID-19 may reduce the number of social gatherings this Christmas season, no doubt there will be plenty of food to share this season.
Helen Yuan, RD with Liver Specialists of Texas joined Dr. Galati on the 11/30/20 broadcast of Your Health First on 740KTRH. Together they discussed strategies to reduce the consumption of calorie dense foods, and increase more less dense foods like vegetables.
#holidayweightgain #holidayparty
Websites to remember:
Medical Practice: Liver Specialists of Texas
Dr. Galati's Book Site: Eating Yourself Sick
Facebook: Dr. Joe Galati
Dr. Galati's YouTube: YouTube Channel
Please send feedback and suggestion. You can message me here.
You can reach Dr. Galati and his practice, LIVER SPECIALISTS OF TEXAS, by calling 713-794-0700. Ask for Teresa the practice administrator for details.
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Next Episode
Childhood Obesity Part 2
For this weeks podcast, Dr. Joe Galati will be discussing Bagels. He gives an overview of the nutritional assessment of bagels and whether or not you should consider eating them? In moderation, bagels may not be all that bad. Take a listen and you decide.
They will also be an update on the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Galati is getting his second vaccine dose this week, and he will keep everybody up-to-date on how he doe. He'll comment on the overall rollout of the vaccine across America and why we need to all be patient and not get frustrated with the process.
This weeks special guest is Dr. Sonny Harpavat. He is a pediatric liver specialist at Texas Children’s Hospital. He was on Your Health First last month discussing childhood obesity and fatty liver. This is a follow up discussion of this most important health topic. Tune in and listen to the insight that both Dr. Galati and Harpavat share with listeners.
#childhoodobesity #fattyliver #diabetes #texaschildrenshospital #eatingyourselfsick
TIME STAMPS
Bagel Talk: 5:00
Covid-19 Vaccine: 13:30
Dr. Harpavat and Childhood Obesity: 19:06
Websites to remember:
Medical Practice: Liver Specialists of Texas
Dr. Galati's Book Site: Eating Yourself Sick
Facebook: Dr. Joe Galati
Dr. Galati's YouTube: YouTube Channel
Please send feedback and suggestion. You can message me here.
You can reach Dr. Galati and his practice, LIVER SPECIALISTS OF TEXAS, by calling 713-794-0700. Ask for Teresa the practice administrator for details.
Make sure you subscribe to all of the podcast episodes, rate them, send us feedback, and share them with your community.
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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