Freshman 15?
A report was shown to us today that the dreaded "freshman 15" is nothing more than a myth. In the article is says that woman only gain about seven pounds throughout there college life, and men gain around thirteen pounds. The report went on to say that girls in there freshman year actually lost weight. Why I wonder? Stress maybe? I found this information very shocking just because in high school we were made to go to a lot of nutrition lectures on eating the right food post high school education. They made us go to a lot of nutrition talks; which makes me wonder if it was just a waste of time, or did all the information we learnt then actually transfer and helped us now?
I am sure that for some people this is not the case and they do gain some more weight than they carried around with them the year before, but for me I found that as a student who lives in dorm and is on the meal-plan that I am often more cautious about what I am consuming. Personally for me, I think it is partially because I am an athlete and therefore have to make sure I am eating properly before I go to a practice or game, or just because I am given so many options to eat that I see the things that are usually not good for you and since it is so easy just to pick a healthier choice because it is already made for you makes it easier.
I don't know though if this information was in fact a good things to release! I think that we still need to be very conscious of what we are consuming!
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