Overweight and Obesity in Childhood

To the Editor .— The critique of the recommendations of the Expert Committee on Assessment and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity in the April 2008 issue of Pediatrics is exemplary.1 Although the efforts of the expert committee in generating best-evidence guidelines are to be commended, it is also noteworthy that there are no guidelines in regard to the emotional reasons for overeating in youth. Food is used …