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Changes in Body Weight and Fat Mass of Men and Women in the First Year of College: A Study of the "Freshman 15"

Hoffman, Daniel J., Policastro, Peggy, Quick, Virginia, Lee, Soo-Kyung·2006·Journal of American College Health

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Students entering their first year of college are faced with many stresses and changes, including changes in eating and exercise behavior. A common but often undocumented myth among college students is that there is a high risk of gaining 15 pounds of weight during freshman year. The objective of this study was to measure changes in body weight and percentage of body fat among first-year college students. Using a digital scale with bio-electrical impedance, the authors measured height, weight, and percentage of body fat for a sample of students who volunteered to be weighed during a health assessment in the university dining halls. The authors sent e-mails inviting those same students to complete a second measurement in February of the academic year. Sixty-seven of the 217 students who volunteered for the health assessment agreed to undergo a second set of measurements in the spring. The mean change in body weight was 2.86 pounds (1.3 kg, SD = 4.0 kg), and the mean change in percentage of body fat was 0.7% (SD = 4.0%). For those students who gained weight only, the mean increase in body weight (as measured by body mass index, weight divided by height in kg/m2) was 6.82 pounds (3.1 +/- 2.4 kg) and percentage of body fat was 0.9 +/- 3.8%. The authors found that the first year of college is a period in which weight and fat gain may occur. The exact causes behind these changes are unclear and warrant further research to plan or improve intervention and prevention.

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Authors: Hoffman, D. J., Policastro, P., Quick, V., & Lee, S.-K.
Affiliations: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
ORCID: Policastro, Peggy
Quick, Virginia
Lee, Soo-Kyung
Venue: Journal of American College Health
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2006-07
Volume: 55
Issue: 1
Pages: 41-46
ISSN: 0164-4300 (ISSN-L)
0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI: 10.3200/jach.55.1.41-46
OpenAlex: W2044550541
Cited by: 242
References: 28
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 24 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 22
FWCI: 27.54
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
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: Freshman 15, weight gain, body fat percentage, first-year college students, body mass index, dietary habits, exercise behavior, gender differences, weight gain prevention
MeSH terms: Adult, Anthropometry, Female, Humans, Male, New Jersey, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sex Factors, Universities, Weight Gain, Body Fat Distribution

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