Changes in body weight and fat mass of men and women in the first year of college: A study of the "freshman 15"

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-46

  Hoffman, Daniel J ^a   Policastro, Peggy ^a   Quick, Virginia ^a   Lee, Soo Kyung ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; College students; Freshman 15; Obesity; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747184195     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.55.1.41-46     Document Type: Article

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