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A meta-analysis of weight gain in first year university students: is freshman 15 a myth?

BACKGROUND: Observational studies report that as students transfer from secondary school to university, there is a tendency to gain weight. This phenomenon is known as the “Freshman 15” in North America, referring to the claim that on average weight gain is 15 lb (6.8 kg) in the first year of univer...

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Autores principales: Vadeboncoeur, Claudia, Townsend, Nicholas, Foster, Charlie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4511069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26217537
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-015-0051-7

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