Human Growth and Development / Unit 11 HGD 1517 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Freshman Fifteen
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The idea
First-year college students do tend to gain weight, but a meta-analysis found a mean gain of about one and a third kilograms, far below fifteen pounds.
In practice
About six in ten first-year students gaining some weight, from new eating, sleeping and activity patterns.
Where people slip
The misconception is the "freshman fifteen"; the typical gain is a few pounds, not fifteen.
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