<prompt> Which of the following indicates a longer term nutritional status?Mid arm circumferenceHeight for ageWeight for ageWeight for height  <response>: Height for age is considered the best indicator of long term nutritional status and best measure of cumulative growth retardation stunting Ref: Clinics, Stoves, and Ill-behaved Children: Essays in Health and Development Economics, ProQuest, 2008 - Pg 44; Disease And Moality in Sub-Saharan Africa, World Bank Publications, 2006 - Pg 90; Essential Pediatrics by O P Ghai 6th Edition, Page 101; Textbook of Social and Preventive medicine by Park 19th Edition, Page 434. 