Changes in weight and body composition across five years at university: A prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The transition from high school to college or university has been shown to be a critical period for weight and fat gain. To date, no European data on weight and fat gain over the full trajectory of college or university are available. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate weight and fat gain among Belgian university students from freshman through senior year of university. METHODS:In this prospective observational study, a total of 340 university students were measured six times, i.e. at baseline (start of the first academic year) and at the start of the second semester of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth academic year. Objective measurements included body weight, height, body mass index (BMI), fat%, fat mass, fat free mass and waist circumfere

SUBMITTER: Deliens T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6853334 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature