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Direct linkFreedman, Marjorie R.; Waldrop, Jennifer – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
This GEM describes the "Freshman 15 Jeopardy" workshop, a 30-minute nutrition education session aimed to expose incoming college freshmen to the college food environment, to increase their awareness of factors that cause weight gain, and to instruct them on lifestyle choices they could employ to prevent weight gain. This short workshop has not…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Physical Activities, Program Evaluation, Informal Assessment
Yeh, Ming-Chin; Matsumori, Brandy; Obenchain, Janel; Viladrich, Anahi; Das, Dhiman; Navder, Khursheed – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2010
Objective: This paper presents the reliability and validity of a "competing food choice" construct designed to assess whether factors related to consumption of less-healthful food were perceived to be barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption in college freshmen. Design: Cross-sectional, self-administered survey. Setting: An urban public college…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Eating Habits
Racette, Susan B.; Deusinger, Susan S.; Strube, Michael J.; Highstein, Gabrielle R.; Deusinger, Robert H. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Objective: To assess weight changes, exercise and diet behaviors among college students from the beginning of freshman year until the end of senior year. Design: Longitudinal observational study. Setting: Private university in St. Louis, Missouri. Participants: College students (138 females, 66 males). Main Outcome Measures: Weight and height were…
Descriptors: College Students, Body Composition, Private Colleges, Health Behavior
