{"id":15991,"date":"2001-09-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-09-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/weight-loss-how-to-prevent-the-freshman-15\/"},"modified":"2001-09-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2001-09-04T00:00:00","slug":"weight-loss-how-to-prevent-the-freshman-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/weight-loss-how-to-prevent-the-freshman-15\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prevent the Freshman 15"},"content":{"rendered":"
So many first-year college students gain unwanted pounds that the so-called Freshman 15 is the subject of a new MTV reality show<\/a>. (Theyre auditioning now.) But the phenomenon, say experts, is probably a misnomer. According to a 2008 study in the journal Eating Behaviors, female college students who gain weight during their first year actually gain an average of 7 pounds. That extra flab, however, usually comes with a decrease in muscle mass and physical activity, a boost in alcohol consumption, and a wholesale change in eating habits from healthy foods to those high in sugar and fat. One study found that 71% of freshmen and seniors failed to meet federal dietary recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake.<\/p>\n