CNN Editorial

CNN.com just published my editorial on the value of Body Mass Index (BMI) as an indicator of obesity related health risks.  The editorial comments on a recent paper my students and I wrote looking at the relative value of various anthropometric measures (BMI, Fat mass index, Fat-free mass index, Waist circumference, Waist-to-height ratio and Percent body fat) for predicting blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, HDL and LDL-cholesterol levels.

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Career Development: Know your H-Index

The H-index is increasingly being used to evaluate scholarly productivity and as one or many factors in tenure and promotion decisions.  The H-index is a measure of the number of times articles written by a scholar have been cited. Knowing your own H-index and understanding the various quirks in how the H-index score is arrived can be important for managing your career.

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