A prospective study of chronotype as a predictor of increased weight gain and body mass
index (BMI) among college freshman was undertaken. At baseline, 137 college freshmen …

Background The transition to college is associated with weight gain, but the relation
between eating behavior indicators and anthropometric outcomes during this period …

Differences in weight, body mass index (BMI), percent and absolute body fat, fat‐free mass,
and waist circumference were investigated in a group of males and females during the first …

Objective: This study sought to (1) examine perceived stress and resources to cope with
stress as predictors of emotional eating during the transition to college and (2) determine …

Aim and objectives: In the USA, undergraduate students gain more weight in the first year in
college than at any other point in their lives. However, the factors that predict their weight …

Introduction College may be a time when emerging adults establish eating patterns that
influence future weight trajectories. Self-determination theory (SDT) suggests that …

The extant literature indicates negative self-perceptions are a risk factor for disordered
eating (DE) and DE is a risk factor for overweight and obesity. While childhood emotional …

The different parts of the Papaya (Carica papaya Linn.) belonging to the family Caricaceae
such as leaves, seeds, latex and fruit possess excellent medicinal properties for treatment of …

Medicinal plants have played an essential role in the development of human culture. Carica
papaya Linn. is a monoecious, dioecious or hermaphrodite tree; it belongs to the family …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the viability of monetary incentives to increase fitness-center use
and maintain/improve the Body Mass Indexes (BMIs) of first-year students over the fall …