title: Commentary: the quest for weight standards.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 4315, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA. kmf2@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Katherine M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Flegal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D056865:Ideal Body Weight; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D050177:Overweight / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality*; D012016:Reference Values; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013851:Thinness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult