It’s not a myth. The “freshman 15″ is a real thing. Sometimes it’s only 5 pounds, sometimes 25, but either way weight gain for freshman college students is a real problem according to the article “Foiling the Freshman 15 Weight Gain” by Dorene Internicola on Yahoo!News.
After years of parental supervision and active high school lifestyles, students are thrown into an environment where they are on their own to make food choices with an unlimited buffet in the school cafeteria. Couple that with less exercise and partying weekends and you have a recipe for some fast weight gain. This can cause a lifelong struggle with weight gain and ultimately affect their health. It may make it more difficult to get competitive rates on student health insurance, and may weaken immunity making studying harder and ultimately affecting grades. These are all v