Weight-Gain Reduction Among 2-Year College Students: The CHOICES RCT.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The young adult years have been recognized as an influential period for excess weight gain. Non-traditional students and those attending 2-year community colleges are at particularly high risk for a range of adverse weight-related outcomes.

Design

Choosing Healthy Options in College Environments and Settings was an RCT with students randomly assigned into a control or intervention condition after baseline assessment. The study was designed to evaluate if a 24-month weight-gain prevention intervention reduces the expected increase in BMI and overweight prevalence in young adults attending 2-year colleges. Two cohorts were recruited, corresponding to the fall and spring semesters. Data collection occurred at four time points for each cohort, with baseline occurrin

SUBMITTER: Lytle LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5253254 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature