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Weight Changes, Exercise, and Dietary Patterns During Freshman and Sophomore Years of College
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Weight gain and behavioral patterns during college may contribute to overweight and obesity in adulthood. The aims of this study were to assess weight, exercise, and dietary patterns of 764 college students (53% women, 47% men) during freshman and sophomore years. Students had their weight and height measured and completed questionnaires about their recent exercise and dietary patterns. At the beginning of freshman year, 29% of students reported not exercising, 70% ate fewer than 5 fruits and vegetables daily, and more than 50% ate fried or high-fat fast foods at least 3 times during the previous week. By the end of their sophomore year, 70% of the 290 students who were reassessed had gained weight (4.1+/-3.6 kg, p < .001), but there was no apparent association with exercise or dietary patterns. Future research is needed to assess the contributions of fat, muscle, and bone mass to observed weight gain and to determine the health implications of these findings.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Racette, S. B., Deusinger, S. S., Strube, M. J., Highstein, G. R., & Deusinger, R. H.
- Affiliations
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- ORCID
- Racette, Susan B
- Venue
- Journal of American College Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2005-05-01
- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 245-251
- ISSN
- 0164-4300 (ISSN-L)
- 0744-8481
- 1940-3208
- OpenAlex
- W2056156622
- Cited by
- 577
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 34.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of American College Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- weight gain, university students, exercise patterns, dietary habits, fast food consumption, fruit and vegetable intake, overweight, obesity, freshman year, sophomore year, body composition
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Body Weight, Feeding Behavior, Female, Food Preferences, Humans, Life Style, Male, Missouri, Surveys and Questionnaires, Students, Weight Gain, Exercise, Body Mass Index
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