Dr. Danette Null

Childhood Obesity

Is your child a couch potato? With the increasing popularity of video games and fast foods, more and more children suffer from obesity. While healthy children gain weight as they grow, those extra pounds—more than what's needed to support their growth and development—can lead to serious medical conditions that often start kids on the path to health problems that were once confined to adults, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Dr. Danette Null, a family practice physician on staff at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, discusses the health concerns that obesity creates for your children.

For more information on elder care or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Null, call Memorial/LSUHSC Family Practice Center at 337-494-6767.

A native of DeRidder and graduate of McNeese State University and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Dr. Danette Null is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. As a member of the United States Navy, she completed her residency in family medicine at Naval Hospital Pensacola in Florida. She currently serves as an assistant professor of Clinical Family Medicine with the Memorial/Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans Family Medicine Residency Program.

Frances Yeager

3 / 10 / 2010