Changes in Body Weight, Body Composition and Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) in First-Year University Freshmen Students

Hajhosseini, Laleh; Holmes, Tawni; Mohamadi, Parinez; Goudarzi, Vida; McProud, L.; Hollenbeck, C. B.

doi:10.1080/07315724.2006.10719522

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“…These papers showed the first semester of the first year at university was a critical time for weight gain 31,37,44 ; an average gain of 1.5kg was gained over the first 3-4 months 31, 37, 44 ), with only slightly higher rates seen at the end of the academic year (1.9kg over nine months 29,39,42 ). However, little or no weight was gained in the subsequent years of study 40 .…”

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“…This paper reported the results of three trials conducted in the US and Europe, two of which were carried out for a year and the third for three years. The combined trials, which observed more than 2,300 women (aged [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35], reported modest weight gain (<2.3kg at 12 months) with large individual variation 53 .…”

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“…Nine papers were allocated to one of these categories. The remaining 20 papers focussed on university populations [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] .…”

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Determinants of Weight Gain in Young Women: A Review of the Literature

Wane

Uffelen

Brown

2010

Journal of Women's Health

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Abstract:Background: Young adult women (18-36 years) are gaining weight at rates higher than women in other age groups. Given its long term deleterious health effects, it is important to know the determinants of this weight gain. However, other than in relation to pregnancy, little is known about the determinants of weight gain in this population group.Method: Papers examining non-pregnancy weight gain in young women were identified through a literature search in PubMed in August 2008. Subsequently, reference lists of included papers were checked for additional eligible papers. Results: 29 papers were included in this review. They were grouped into five categories on the basis of the main identified determinant of weight gain: contraception (4); dietary behaviours (3); quitting smoking (1); physical activity (1) and university transition (20 papers). Study duration ranged from 13 days to 15 years. Weight was objectively measured in 25 studies and selfreported in 4 studies. 27 papers reported weight gain; the highest rates were observed with initial exposure to contraceptive use and the first semester of university.Conclusions: Even though young adulthood is a vulnerable time for weight gain in women, the number of studies examining specific determinants of weight gain was small.Those located identified five social and behavioural determinants, with most of the research focussing on the transition to and through university, and few studies in nonuniversity populations. More studies are needed to assess the concurrent contributions of multiple determinants of weight gain at this life-stage, so that appropriate interventions to prevent excess weight gain can be developed.

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Determinants of Weight Gain in Young Women: A Review of the Literature

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Uffelen

Brown

2010

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“…Although recent research suggests that the average amount of weight gained by first-year college students-the so-called "Freshman 15"-is more likely to be around 2.5 to 6 pounds, others have argued that college freshmen gain weight at a greater rate than do others in the general population, and behaviors at this age likely influence long-term behaviors 14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23 . In fact, the Healthy People 2010 program urges policymakers to seize the "window of opportunity" to encourage children and young adults to establish good eating and exercise behaviors now so that they might carry over into adulthood 24 , whereas college campuses have been identified as a particularly important target for weight-related policy interventions 25 .…”

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Environmental Influences on Young Adult Weight Gain: Evidence From a Natural Experiment

Kapinos

Yakusheva

2011

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…A strategy for prevention of obesity is to identify critical periods of weight gain in the human life cycle (1). It seems that weight gain occurs during the first year of college (2). Weight gain and lifestyle changes in this period may contribute to obesity in the adulthood period (3).…”

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Comparison of Body Composition among Newly Entered Medical and Nursing/Midwifery Students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

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Fathollahi

Hashemi

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Received: May 2015, Accepted: August 2015 Background: It seems that weight gain and body composition changes occur during the first year of college. The aim of this study was the comparison of body composition among freshmen medical sciences students one term after entering Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, South East of Iran. Materials and Methods: All freshmen medicine (n = 73) and nursing-midwifery students (n = 57) of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences who had registered for the fall of 2013 were participated in this descriptive study. After obtaining written consents from the participants, their demographic information was collected. Then, using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), body composition of all the students was measured and recorded. Data were analyzed using independent two-sample t-test, paired t-test, and Wilcoxon signed-ranks test. Results:The difference between medical and nursing/midwifery students in terms of changes in body fat percentage (1.92 ± 2.87 versus -0.29 ± 2.21, respectively) (P < 0.001) and body water content (-0.13 ± 1.34 versus 0.35 ± 1.20, respectively) (P = 0.038) was statistically significant. Moreover, the difference in changes of fat free mass was statistically significant across the two groups (P = 0.026). Body fat percentage had decreased in the native students compared to the nonnatives (P < 0.001). The frequency of students with malnutrition and minimum fat percentage criteria had decreased, while it had increased to the recommended range at the end of the first semester. Conclusions: There was a statistically significant difference between medical and nursing/midwifery students in terms of fat percentage, fat free mass, and total body water content. It seems that the differences between the two groups might be because of being native or nonnative students.

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Changes in Body Weight, Body Composition and Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) in First-Year University Freshmen Students

Abstract: The present study supports the notion that freshmen students, on average, gain weight during their first semester; however, this weight gain may be more modest than generally perceived. The study also provides important new data on changes in diet, body composition and RMR.

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Determinants of Weight Gain in Young Women: A Review of the Literature

Determinants of Weight Gain in Young Women: A Review of the Literature

Environmental Influences on Young Adult Weight Gain: Evidence From a Natural Experiment

Comparison of Body Composition among Newly Entered Medical and Nursing/Midwifery Students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

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