For generations, the “freshman 15” has loomed over new college students as both a punchline and a warning, but scientists are now mapping out the specific forces that actually push weight up in those ...

If starting college felt to you like being handed a new life in a paper cup, unfamiliar, noisy, and full of free refills, you’re not alone. The phrase “Freshman 15” has worked the same way: a ...

When you’re an incoming college student, everyone warns you about the dreaded “freshman 15,” that extra weight you’re supposed to gain from late-night ramen and dorm snacks. But honestly, the real ...

The two Fort Worth, Texas, women found themselves face to face with the so-called Freshman 15, the alleged propensity of students to put on up to 15 pounds when they first go off to college. Whether ...

There are many presumptions—”beliefs that persist in the absence of supporting scientific evidence”—and even myths—”beliefs that persist despite contradicting evidence”—about weight control. Seven of ...

Lauren Hedinger '07 walked away from freshman year with great friends, fun memories and, unfortunately, a few unwanted pounds. After a year of college life — full of junk food, late night Wawa runs, ...