"Freshman 15" Just A Myth, Study
A new study dispels the notion that college students gain 15 pounds (6.8 kilos) in their first year, what the authors describe as the “Freshman 15 media myth”, and finds not only that the average weight gain is between 2.5 and 3.5 pounds (1.1 and 1.6 kilos), but moreover, that this has little to do with being at college, and much more to do with becoming a young adult…
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"Freshman 15" Just A Myth, Study
November 2, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: authors, average, average-weight, diet, media-myth, new-study, notion, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, their-first