Change in diet, physical activity, and body weight among young-adults during the transition from high school to college

被引:168
作者
Wengreen, Heidi J. [1 ]
Moncur, Cara [1 ]
机构
[1] Utah State Univ, Dept Nutr & Food Sci, Logan, UT 84322 USA
来源
NUTRITION JOURNAL | 2009年 / 8卷
关键词
1ST-YEAR UNIVERSITY; HEALTH BEHAVIORS; FRESHMAN; OBESITY; GAIN; ADOLESCENTS; CONSUMPTION; VALIDATION; PREDICTORS; FREQUENCY;
D O I
10.1186/1475-2891-8-32
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
学科分类号
100403 ;
摘要
Background: The freshmen year of college is likely a critical period for risk of weight gain among young-adults. Methods: A longitudinal observational study was conducted to examine changes in weight, dietary intake, and other health-related behaviors among first-year college students (n = 186) attending a public University in the western United States. Weight was measured at the beginning and end of fall semester (August - December 2005). Participants completed surveys about dietary intake, physical activity and other health-related behaviors during the last six months of high school (January - June 2005) in August 2005 and during their first semester of college (August - December 2005) in December 2005. Results: 159 students (n = 102 women, 57 men) completed both assessments. The average BMI at the baseline assessment was 23.0 (standard deviation (SD) 3.8). Although the average amount of weight gained during the 15-week study was modest (1.5 kg), 23% of participants gained >= 5% of their baseline body weight. Average weight gain among those who gained = 5% of baseline body weight was 4.5 kg. Those who gained = 5% of body weight reported less physical activity during college than high school, were more likely to eat breakfast, and slept more than were those who did not gain >= 5% of body weight. Conclusion: Almost one quarter of students gained a significant amount of weight during their first semester of college. This research provides further support for the implementation of education or other strategies aimed at helping young-adults entering college to achieve or maintain a healthy body weight.
引用
收藏
页数:7
相关论文
共 31 条
[21]   The spread of the obesity epidemic in the United States, 1991-1998 [J].
Mokdad, AH ;
Serdula, MK ;
Dietz, WH ;
Bowman, BA ;
Marks, JS ;
Koplan, JP .
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 1999, 282 (16) :1519-1522
[22]   Fast food consumption and breakfast skipping: Predictors of weight gain from adolescence to adulthood in a nationally representative sample [J].
Niemeier, Heather M. ;
Raynor, Hollie A. ;
Lloyd-Richardson, Elizabeth E. ;
Rogers, Michelle L. ;
Wing, Rena R. .
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 2006, 39 (06) :842-849
[23]  
Orr D, 2008, J AM COLL HEALTH, V56, P469, DOI 10.3200/JACH.56.5.469-480
[24]   Changes in weight and health Behaviors from freshman through senior year of college [J].
Racette, Susan B. ;
Deusinger, Susan S. ;
Strube, Michael J. ;
Highstein, Gabrielle R. ;
Deusinger, Robert H. .
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR, 2008, 40 (01) :39-42
[25]   Review - Breakfast habits, nutritional status, body weight, and academic performance in children and adolescents [J].
Rampersaud, GC ;
Pereira, MA ;
Girard, BL ;
Adams, J ;
Metzl, JD .
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION, 2005, 105 (05) :743-760
[26]  
Timlin MT, 2007, NUTR REV, V65, P268, DOI 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2007.tb00304.x
[27]  
Willett W., 1990, NUTR EPIDEMIOLOGY
[28]  
WILLETT WC, 1987, J AM DIET ASSOC, V87, P43
[29]  
Zeman FJ, 1996, APPL MED NUTR THERAP, pvii
[30]  
2008, BOOK MYPYRAMID