We’ve all heard horror stories about the Freshman 15—the legendary 15 pounds that college students, male and female alike, are apt to put on in their first year of all-you-can-eat dining halls ...

The "Freshman 15," the notion that students gain 15 pounds during their first year of college, ... In a sample of 116 first-year female students, the average weight gain was 5.29 pounds.

The dreaded freshman 15. You likely remember this phenomenon from your own coed years. You may even be living through it -- or trying to avoid it -- right now. So you know it is more than just an ...

The "freshman 15" slims down Average first-year weight gain is more like eight pounds. By Page Rockwell. ... with Brown's female students gaining an average of 3.6 pounds.

says one female student. "My mom didn't allow me to eat junk food at home so having it here is a big change." ... It's just scary for her to hear the words "freshman 15," she says.

According to research the "Freshman 15 " may be a myth, but it is easier than you think to gain a few pounds during the first year of college.

For many new college students, adapting to university life is especially challenging when faced with the threat of the so-called “Freshman 15,” a term for the weight college freshmen su… ...

"The 'freshman 15' is a media myth," study co-author Jay Zagorsky, a research scientist at Ohio State University's Center for Human Resource Research, said in a written statement. "Most students ...

Urban Dictionary, an online repository of slang definitions, defines the freshman 15 as "When a first year college student (usually a female) eats a ton, and precedes [sic] ...

It's nearly back-to-school time. For many recent high-school graduates, the next week or two represent the beginning of a whole new chapter: post-secondary education. Of all the challenges college ...

For many new college students, adapting to university life is especially challenging when faced with the threat of the so-called freshman 15, a term for the weight that college freshmen supposedly ...