Weight gain, dietary restraint, and disordered eating in the freshman year of college

Delinsky, Sherrie S.; Wilson, G. Terence

doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2007.06.001

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“…However, previous studies (Willet and Stampfer,1998) showed correlations 0,5 to 0,7 between recalled diets and originally measured after a period of 1 to 10 years. In this study there was no attempt to know the curricular year that the students were enrolled, this can be one limitation of this study because several studies related the first year in the university with the increased in the weight, which could be a result of a poorer diet (Hoffman et al, 2006;Delinsky and Wilson, 2008;Lowe et al, 2006;Anderson et al, 2003). One limitation of this study is that it is possible that the data about weekly intake of foods may be underestimated/ overestimated.…”

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Length of Migration and Eating Habits of Portuguese University Students Living in London, United Kingdom

Vilela

Santos

Padrão

et al. 2014

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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Objective: To gauge the effect of different migration periods on the eating pattern of Portuguese university students.Methods/subjects: Fifty-five Portuguese students participated in a survey of food practices before and after moving from Portugal to London. The students were divided into two groups, the short term migration group, living in London less than one year, and the long term migration group, living in London more than one year. Forty-six English university students were used as a comparison to the Portuguese students. A questionnaire was administrated to assess the frequency of eating selected food, factors which may influence food choice and food preparation and purchasing behaviours.Results: After moving to London, the long term migration group adopted more dietary changes and seems to become more acculturated. Both Portuguese groups reported significant decrease in the weekly frequency of consumption of raw vegetables, fish, vegetable soup and red meat. The frequency of the consumption of savoury snacks, fast food and ready prepared meal increased and was similar to the English students' consumption. Conclusion:These findings highlight the difficulties that Portuguese students faced in maintaining a traditional Mediterranean diet after moving to a Northern European environment.

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Length of Migration and Eating Habits of Portuguese University Students Living in London, United Kingdom

Vilela

Santos

Padrão

et al. 2014

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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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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“…Stress, weight concerns, body dissatisfaction, skipping meals, extreme dieting and exercise and overeating contribute to a disconcerting picture of overall college student health. In particular, students reportedly have and difficulty in finding or understanding which healthful meals are available at university cafeterias (Delinsky & Wilson, 2008;Driskell, Schake, & Detter, 2008;Greaney et al, 2009).…”

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Nutrition information and its influence on menu choice within higher education establishments

Feldman

Hartwell

Brusca

et al. 2015

British Food Journal

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The aim of this research was to evaluate the influence of nutritional information on menu choices in a higher educational setting using a menu designed by the students themselves. Based on USDA healthy eating standards, a menu comprising 7 healthy and 7 unhealthy meal options were presented, once unlabeled as control (n=214) and once labeled with healthy and non-healthy nutrient icons as an intervention test menu (n=212). Findings demonstrate that despite a positive observed trend, there were no significant differences between healthy selection of labeled and unlabeled dishes (p=0.16). Providing nutritional information in student cafeterias may be challenging but helpful. However, more strategies need to be developed to provide nutrition data on menus in an informative, comprehensive, yet friendly way that encourages healthy eating in campus foodservices. Nevertheless, no labeling system or legislation can control choices made by individuals, so the responsibility for a healthy selection must always remain personal.

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Weight gain, dietary restraint, and disordered eating in the freshman year of college

Cited by 179 publications

References 35 publications

Length of Migration and Eating Habits of Portuguese University Students Living in London, United Kingdom

Length of Migration and Eating Habits of Portuguese University Students Living in London, United Kingdom

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

Nutrition information and its influence on menu choice within higher education establishments

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