First-year university is associated with greater body weight, body composition and adverse dietary changes in males than females.

BACKGROUND:The transition from high school to university life is a critical time for change, often accompanied by the adoption of negative lifestyle habits including unhealthy nutrition. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to identify sex-specific changes in dietary intake and diet quality, a...

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Main Authors: Kayleigh M Beaudry, Izabella A Ludwa, Aysha M Thomas, Wendy E Ward, Bareket Falk, Andrea R Josse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218554