Suggested Interview Questions

1. How did you get interested in practicing medicine?
2. What inspired you to focus on liver disease in children?
3. In the book, you list what you eat every day. Have you gotten any flack from dietitians and nutritionists about that?
4. We've all heard that we need to cut down on sugar consumption and get more physical activity-why do you think these "prescriptions" will work now?
5. What, if anything, has changed in American society? You focus on family dinnertime as one of the three solutions to the obesity epidemic. Can it really be that simple?
6. You are a transplant surgeon-why would kids need liver transplants? How many kids get to this point? Is obesity always the cause?
7. Why do you say this is a no-diet solution when you ask parents to cut back on the amount of sugar their children eat and drink? Isn't that a diet?
8. How important are role models to changing behavior? Can you name some of your role models and suggest ones that parents and kids could follow?
9. What research have you done on childhood obesity?
10. Your suggested food choices do not include processed foods or eating fast foods more than once a week-are you concerned about the backlash that may come at you from the food processors and manufacturers?
11. America has taught the world to drink colas and sodas, the so-called soft drinks. Sodas taste good, and advertisements make them seem like part of a happy life. Where do sodas fit in the lifestyle you live and the one you recommend to families?
12. We are all aware of the irony of a physician advising patients to behave in ways that the physician doesn't. You're a busy doctor, seeing patients and doing research, so how much exercise do you get in a week? Are there any areas of the country that are healthier in terms of childhood obesity than other areas?