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Glossary · Growth
Weight-for-age
A growth metric comparing a child's weight to same-age peers. Sensitive to recent nutrition and illness, but less informative than weight-for-length in infancy, when growth can be in length rather than weight.
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Miriel uses this concept across food scans, meal plans, and AI Coach responses where it is relevant to a child's profile. For the underlying clinical and scientific basis, see the research page.