Early intervention may prevent adolescent, adult obesity.

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to the editor: We would like to commend Dr. Rao on a timely review of the American Medical Association (AMA) Expert Committee's recommendations on childhood obesity. This article will raise physician awareness of a medical condition that has reached epidemic proportions. Although the article addresses screening across age groups and recommending interventions for patients older than two years, it does not offer advice for addressing obesity in children younger than two years. The literature on this population is sparse, but there are interventions that may help treat, delay, or eliminate the development of obesity in later life.