'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.

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