In this episode Tamara Hannon, MD, FAAP, explains the risks of low-carbohydrate diets for children and adolescents with or at risk of developing diabetes. Hosts David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also speak with Joshua Jeong, ScD, about his research on parenting and nutrition in low-resource communities.
Guests
Tamara Hannon, MD, FAAP
Guest
Dr. Hannon is a pediatric endocrinologist with training and expertise in nutrition science and diabetes research and clinical care. She is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program and the Youth Diabetes Prevention Clinic at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health.
Joshua Jeong, ScD
Guest
Joshua Jeong is a developmental scientist and a Rollins assistant professor in global health at Emory University. His work examines how parent-child relationships and the psychosocial wellbeing of families more broadly contribute to early child development in low-resource settings. Specifically, he studies how fathers influence young children's development through male caregivers' roles as parents and partners.
Resources
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
The interviewees have no conflicts of interest to disclose
Music Credits:
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Theme music composed by Matthew Simonson at Foundsound.media
*The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.