The Interplay Among Sleep, Nutrition & Childhood Growth
presenter(s):
Nilong Vyas, MD, MPH
Date: | 1 August 2024 |
In this 18:21-minute podcast episode, Nilong Vyas, MD, MPH, discusses the synergistic role sleep and nutrition can play in childhood growth.
Dr Vyas discusses:
- How to tell if a child is or isn’t sleeping well
- How sleep impacts childhood growth
- How does nutrition – and specifically diet composition – impact sleep quality
- And more
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NILONG VYAS, MD, MPH
Dr Nilong Vyas is a board-certified pediatrician and mother of two beautiful boys. She was raised by educator parents in New Orleans and went on to earn a Master’s in Public Health degree from Tulane University as well as a Medical Doctorate from LSU Medical School. After completing her Pediatrics residency at LSU, she joined Lake Vista Pediatrics, a private practice in Lakeview where, on a daily basis, she experienced her patient’s desire for more sleep for themselves as well as more sleep for their children. The parents explained that with better-rested children, their kids were happier, ate better, and developed at a more rapid rate. However, when that was not the case, secondary to many different factors, they noticed quite a change in the demeanor of their children, thus themselves. Dr. Vyas learned quickly about both children and their parents’ sleep needs and thus established a strong value for sleep with her patients, in a nurturing fashion.
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