The best indicator of acute malnutrition is: (A) Weight for height, (B) Weight for age, (C) Height for age, (D) BMI <2SD
Answer is A. Severe acute malnutrition is defined by a very low weight for height (below-3z scores of the median WHO growth standards), by visible severe wasting, or by the presence of nutritional edema.(Refer: Nelson's Textbook of Pediatrics, SAE, 1st edition, pg no. 301)