Obesity on College Campuses
Summary:
An article by the title of Preventing the Freshman 5, 10, 15, 40 by Julie Janeway, MSA, JD, ABD/PhD, Nutr. Spec. and Haleigh Mistry
Although coined the ‘freshman 15’ it is not exclusively freshman who gain weight, and even if you are a college student it does not necessarily mean you will experience weight gain, some students maintain healthy diet and exercise even throughout college. These are a few of the factors causing weight gain in college students: poor eating habits, odd eating times, lack of sleep, not exercising enough, and skipped meals. Despite what some may believe small changes in behavior can have large consequences leading to weight gain. Weight gain has been found to inspire weight gain …show more content…
The college freshmen in the study gained an average of 158 grams (about 5 1/2 ounces) per week. That’s the equivalent of ingesting about 174 more calories a day than energy expended. Dr. Levitsky concluded that the amount represents a relatively small change in behavior, yet it has enormous cumulative consequences on weight.” Said Julie Janeway writer for the Obesity Action Coalition. Although 5 ½ ounces per week may not sound like a lot of weight gain one must think about the amount of time before the weight gain may stop. Some college students adopt these unhealthy habits for the rest of their lives, while others break them after a few months or so. Even more troubling a study done by Mayo clinic concludes that students heading to college are more overweight than in the past. In 2004 their studies had shown an increase in the number of overweight teens aged 12-19 went from 11 percent in 1994 to up to 17 percent in 2004 just a ten-year difference. For young adults aged 18-29 obesity was at an average of 19 percent. After carefully looking at the data provided by this article its shocking how much of an increase in obesity our teens and young adults are accounting for, and how even minor changes can affect weight gain so
Summary:
An article by the title of Preventing the Freshman 5, 10, 15, 40 by Julie Janeway, MSA, JD, ABD/PhD, Nutr. Spec. and Haleigh Mistry
Although coined the ‘freshman 15’ it is not exclusively freshman who gain weight, and even if you are a college student it does not necessarily mean you will experience weight gain, some students maintain healthy diet and exercise even throughout college. These are a few of the factors causing weight gain in college students: poor eating habits, odd eating times, lack of sleep, not exercising enough, and skipped meals. Despite what some may believe small changes in behavior can have large consequences leading to weight gain. Weight gain has been found to inspire weight gain …show more content…
The college freshmen in the study gained an average of 158 grams (about 5 1/2 ounces) per week. That’s the equivalent of ingesting about 174 more calories a day than energy expended. Dr. Levitsky concluded that the amount represents a relatively small change in behavior, yet it has enormous cumulative consequences on weight.” Said Julie Janeway writer for the Obesity Action Coalition. Although 5 ½ ounces per week may not sound like a lot of weight gain one must think about the amount of time before the weight gain may stop. Some college students adopt these unhealthy habits for the rest of their lives, while others break them after a few months or so. Even more troubling a study done by Mayo clinic concludes that students heading to college are more overweight than in the past. In 2004 their studies had shown an increase in the number of overweight teens aged 12-19 went from 11 percent in 1994 to up to 17 percent in 2004 just a ten-year difference. For young adults aged 18-29 obesity was at an average of 19 percent. After carefully looking at the data provided by this article its shocking how much of an increase in obesity our teens and young adults are accounting for, and how even minor changes can affect weight gain so