Well, UConn students have taken the "Freshman 15" survey on our Facebook page and the consensus is...drum roll please...it really IS a myth!
Out of 69 students that responded, 14 said that yes, they did gain the Freshman 15, and 55 said that no, they did not gain the Freshman 15. Interesting, for sure.
So, how did that myth start? According to a study from Ohio State University, "The 'freshman 15' is a media myth." The authors of that study have written an article slated to appear in the December issue of the journal Social Science Quarterly, noting that the first mention of the phenomenon in the popular press appeared in 1989 in an article in Seventeen Magazine. Maybe they should have called it the 'Freshmen 17.'
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Study: 'Freshman 15' Weight Gain Is A Myth
A study was just published today on FoxNews.com about "Freshman 15 Weight Gain Is A Myth." After all these years, we just assumed gaining all that weight was inevitable. So, out of curiosity, Dining Services is posing the question to students on our Facebook page: Did you gain 15+ pounds when you were a freshman or not? We'll compile the results and see how UConn stacks up to the study. Photo from the nutritionpost.com
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