Weight gain in freshman college students and perceived health

The Relationships between Perceived Parenting Style, Academic Self-efficacy and College Adjustment of Freshman Engineering Students

Summer Doesn't Reverse Freshman Year Body Weight and Fat Gains in Female College Students

College students, especially females, gain weight their freshman year. Yet, what happens after this first year? This study’s purposes were to compare changes and rates of change in weight, body mass index (BMI), body composition (percent body fat, fat mass, fat free mass) and waist circumference between the freshman academic year and the following summer among female college students. Summer we...

A meta-analysis of weight gain in first year university students: is freshman 15 a myth?

BACKGROUND Observational studies report that as students transfer from secondary school to university, there is a tendency to gain weight. This phenomenon is known as the "Freshman 15" in North America, referring to the claim that on average weight gain is 15 lb (6.8 kg) in the first year of university. Studies since 1985 have mostly found weight gains ranging from 1 kg to 6 kg. Our meta-analys...

Changes in weight and health behaviors from freshman through senior year of college.

OBJECTIVE To assess weight changes, exercise and diet behaviors among college students from the beginning of freshman year until the end of senior year. DESIGN Longitudinal observational study. SETTING Private university in St. Louis, Missouri. PARTICIPANTS College students (138 females, 66 males). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Weight and height were measured, body mass index (BMI) was calculat...

College Freshmen Students’ Perspectives on Weight Gain Prevention in the Digital Age: Web-Based Survey

BACKGROUND College freshmen are highly vulnerable to experiencing weight gain, and this phenomenon is associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases and mortality in older adulthood. Technology offers an attractive and scalable way to deliver behavioral weight gain prevention interventions for this population. Weight gain prevention programs that harness the appeal and widespread reach o...