Changes in weight, physical activity, sedentary behaviour and dietary intake during the transition to higher education: A prospective study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Deforche, Benedicte ^a,c   Van Dyck, Delfien ^a,b   Deliens, Tom ^c   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Body weight changes; Freshman 15; Health behaviour; Longitudinal study; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BELGIAN; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; COLLEGE; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SPORT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VEGETABLE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EXERCISE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84924595059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-015-0173-9     Document Type: Article

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