The Truth Behind Childhood Obesity with Dr. Leigh Ettinger

Sersie and Gigi unpack the truth behind childhood obesity with Dr. Leigh Ettinger. Leigh Ettinger, MD is a pediatric obesity specialist and founder of Doctor Herbivore in New Paltz, New York.  Dr. Ettinger obtained his Doctor of Medicine from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1998 in Boston, Massachusetts, then did a Pediatric Residency at the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He went on to complete his Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx in 2004.  While there he also earned a Masters in Science at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Ettinger is Board Certified in General Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, and Obesity Medicine. He has a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell.  He has been named as a New York Metro Area Top Doctor for the past 6 years.  The Doctor Herbivore practice offers telemedicine appointments to patients in New York and New Jersey ages 2-21 with obesity as well as online educational classes to adults wishing to learn more about the plant-based diet and how to make dietary changes. Connect with Leigh Ettinger, MD: [email protected] Website:  https://doctorherbivore.com/ Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/doctorherbivore/ LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doctorherbivore/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedoctorherbivore/ Live Events — Pediatrician | Obesity Specialist (doctorherbivore.com) Blog about B12: https://doctorherbivore.com/is-vitamin-b12-proof-of-a-higher-being/