Minimally invasive bariatric surgery is one of the safest, least invasive surgical weight loss options available today. At WakeMed, we specialize in offering a variety of options, so we sat down with the Medical Director of WakeMed Bariatric Surgery & Medical Weight Loss, Bala Thatigotla, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM, to learn more about this […]
Bubbly and extraverted, Alexis Harris loves listening to music and making TikTok dance videos — similar to many teenagers. Thrice exceptional (diagnosed with ADHD, autism and a learning disability), she lights up when asked about her school — East Wake High, favorite subject — math, and hopes for the future — advocacy. Alexis plans to […]
Many people have high cholesterol or at least know of family or friends who have high cholesterol or heart disease. What they may not realize, however, is that their own children may have high cholesterol and not even know it. There are no symptoms for high cholesterol, and unless you have your child checked, you would […]
Did you know that school lunches were started as a hunger relief and feeding program for kids? Did you also know that North Carolina is one of the few states that do not provide any money for childhood nutrition or that the school lunch program is also tied to a commodity program for farmers? Changing […]
Julie Paul, MS, RD, CDE, is a registered dietitian with WakeMed Children’s Diabetes and Endocrinology Childhood obesity is an epidemic in America, and a recent study showed that the path to obesity can begin before age two. But, as parents how do we know what baby fat is cute and what pudge is a sign […]
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