Published online May 1, 2008
PEDIATRICS Vol. 121 No. 5 May 2008, pp. 1078-1079 (doi:10.1542/peds.2008-0417)
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Insufficient Evidence for Committee Recommendations on Obesity: In Reply

Sarah E. Barlow, MD
Department of Pediatrics,
Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, TX 77030

Ken Resnicow, PhD
School of Public Health,
University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Nancy F. Krebs, MD
Department of Pediatrics,
University of Colorado School of Medicine,
Denver, CO 80262

Bonnie A. Spear, RD, PhD
Department of Pediatrics,
University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Birmingham, AL 35294

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We appreciate and in fact concur with several points expressed in Dr Laven's letter. We wish to take the opportunity to clarify both the purpose and limitations of these recommendations.

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