'Freshman 15' May Be More Like 'Freshman 5'
Sunday, June 1, 2008 - 09:28
in Psychology & Sociology
The "Freshman 15," the notion that students gain 15 pounds during their first year of college, may overstate students' actual weight gain, according to new research. In a sample of 116 first-year female students, the average weight gain was 5.29 pounds.