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FROM THE ACADEMY Position Paper Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD, RD, LD; Shelley Kirk, PhD, RD, LD; Lorrene Ritchie, PhD, RD; Leslie Cunningham-Sabo, PhD, RD; for the Academy Positions Committee ABSTRACT POSITION STATEMENT It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that prevention and treatment It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition of pediatric overweight and obesity require systems-level approaches that include the and Dietetics that prevention and treatment of pediatric overweight and obesity require skills of registered dietitians, as well as consistent and integrated messages and envi- systems-level approaches that include the ronmental support across all sectors of society to achieve sustained dietary and physical- skills of registered dietitians, as well as activity behavior change. This position paper provides guidance and recommendations consistent and integrated messages and for levels of intervention targeting overweight and obesity prevention and treatment environmental support across all sectors of society, to achieve sustained dietary and from preschool age through adolescence. Methods included a review of the literature physical-activity behavior change. f