Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy

Charlotte Filla

Publications

• Research Article
  Self-Reported Changes in Weight, Food Intake, and Physical Activity from High School to College
  Author(s): Charlotte Filla, Nicholas P Hays, Dana Gonzales and Reza Hakkak Charlotte Filla, Nicholas P Hays, Dana Gonzales and Reza Hakkak
  
  The purpose of this study was to examine body weight, dietary intake, and physical activity among first-year students during the transition from high school to college. First-year students (n=28) at a public university in central Arkansas completed an online survey that assessed demographic, height, weight, diet, and physical activity information. The survey was administered during the spring semester of the 2009 academic year, with participants instructed to report current (i.e. collegiate) and retrospective (i.e. final year of high school) information. Current weight was greater than recalled high school weight (+2.7 kg, p=0.008). Dietary intake as assessed by reported frequency of consumption of selected food items was significantly decreased in college relative to high school for three foods: milk (– 0.17 times/day, p=0.013), cheese (–0.27, p=0.012), and red meat (&nda.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0509.1000129

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