['To describe parent-reported feeding dysfunction and its association with health and nutritional status in children with cerebral palsy.', 'Anthropometry was measured and z scores calculated. The Child Health Questionnaire was used to assess health status, and a categorical scale (none to severe) was used to classify subjects according to severity of feeding dysfunction.', '230 children (9.7+/-4.6 years; 59% boys) with moderate to severe cerebral palsy were recruited from 6 centers in the United States and Canada.', 'Descriptive statistics, the Kruskal-Wallis and Pearson chi2 tests.', 'Severity of feeding dysfunction was strongly associated with indicators of poor health and nutritional status. The mean weight z scores were -1.7, -2.5, -3.3, and -1.8 among children with none, mild, moderate, or severe (largely tube-fed) feeding dysfunction, respectively (P= .003). Similar results were observed for height z score (P=.008), triceps z score (P=.03), and poor Global Health score (part of the Child Health Questionnaire) (P<.001). Subjects who were tube fed were taller (P=.014) and had greater body fat stores (triceps z score, P=.001) than orally fed subjects with similar motor impairment. For subjects exclusively fed by mouth, a dose-response relationship was observed between feeding dysfunction severity and poor nutritional status. Subjects with only mild feeding dysfunction had reduced triceps z score (-0.9) compared with those with no feeding problems (-0.3).'] Is feeding dysfunction associated with poor growth and health status in children with cerebral palsy?