BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Doctors in our state are learning new ways to promote healthier living.

This includes a new program for medical students, showing them how to relate better to patients and their families when it comes to healthy ways of cooking.

Dr. Katie Queen with Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health Weight and Nutrition Center said our state is third in the country for childhood obesity, and it's her life's mission to help curb the issue.

“Five days a week, we’re seeing kids with obesity - the problem is, we still have 700+ patients on our wait list. Typically, in most medical schools, students don't get much nutrition education, and in residency, you can forget about it," Dr. Queen mentioned. She says she's worked closely with the Tulane Goldring Center for Cul

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