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The Freshman 15: Shifting the Focus from Weight to Well-Being

Posted on September 19, 2008

Top on the list of concerns for many students isn t just the typical challenges of college filled with entering a new environment, getting good grades, making friends and dealing with roommates it s the feared Freshman 15. While students might know that gaining 15 pounds their freshman year (according to research, the average is actually eight pounds) is by no means fact or foreshadowing, many still worry, seeing the added pounds as impending. Back in 1985, The Chicago Tribune was one of the first to refer to the Freshman 15, according to the New York Times, though coverage of this ...

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