Drexel students not affected by 'freshman 15'
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Drita Dogjani
Issue date: 6/5/09 Section: News
According to a study done two years ago by Brown University on 382 of its own students and 907 students at Purdue University, students are actually gaining the "freshman 15" and not losing it after freshman year.
Freshman 15 is a term that has been coined to describe weight many students gain throughout their freshman year of college. Many researchers no longer believe that the average weight gained is a full 15 pounds.
Researchers at Brown found that at Purdue, the average weight gain for freshmen in their first term was 7.8 pounds. By December or January, men gained another 1.4 pounds while women stayed the same. By the end of sophomore year, men had gained 9.5 pounds and women 9.2.
The weight gain is said to result from students' liberty to choose from an unlimited amount of choices at dining halls throughout campus. Hectic schedules and unhealthy snacks also have much to do with this dilemma. Food is very readily available and the time to exercise may not be for students.
Drexel freshman Deniz Olgac said she gained about five pounds through the beginning of the year, but she lost it all with the spring months. She contributes the reason for this to the nicer weather and more opportunities to be outside.
On the other hand, Natasha Pande, a freshman communication major, said she was not at all affected by the freshman 15. Besa Orana, a freshman business major, said this was also the case for her.
Britt Rose, another freshman business major, said she always kept herself active; this way, she was always working out and never really gained any weight.
Freshman 15 is a term that has been coined to describe weight many students gain throughout their freshman year of college. Many researchers no longer believe that the average weight gained is a full 15 pounds.
Researchers at Brown found that at Purdue, the average weight gain for freshmen in their first term was 7.8 pounds. By December or January, men gained another 1.4 pounds while women stayed the same. By the end of sophomore year, men had gained 9.5 pounds and women 9.2.
The weight gain is said to result from students' liberty to choose from an unlimited amount of choices at dining halls throughout campus. Hectic schedules and unhealthy snacks also have much to do with this dilemma. Food is very readily available and the time to exercise may not be for students.
Drexel freshman Deniz Olgac said she gained about five pounds through the beginning of the year, but she lost it all with the spring months. She contributes the reason for this to the nicer weather and more opportunities to be outside.
On the other hand, Natasha Pande, a freshman communication major, said she was not at all affected by the freshman 15. Besa Orana, a freshman business major, said this was also the case for her.
Britt Rose, another freshman business major, said she always kept herself active; this way, she was always working out and never really gained any weight.
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DrexelAlum
posted 6/06/09 @ 11:14 PM EST
Nice to see the scientific part of Drexel's history is fading with stories like these. Good sample size, 2 students. Wow. I met 2 students who went streaking across the tennis courts, guess that means all Drexel students like to streak. (Continued…)
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