College Weight Gain: A Heavy Burden on The Minds of Teens
The family is all abuzz. Jun will be home this summer, his first summer as a college man. My parents were so excited that they have already forgotten the visit they made to Juns dorm a month ago. Well, thats the way parents are. Anyways, when Jun opened our front door and stepped into the house, everyone was on him almost immediately.
But amidst all those chatter, the smiles, the welcome home remarks, there was one comment that rang through the whole house. It was my niece saying boy, have you gotten fat. Jun, fortunately, just brushed it off. However, to some people, college weight gain cannot be brushed off quite easily.
Studies have been undertaken which on the issue of gaining weight during college. Although, the truth of the matter has been confirmed quite a number of times, the actual reason behind the phenomena is not as conclusive as other people might like.
It is said that the first year of ones stay in college can easily result to a 10 or even a 20-pound increase in body weight. A number of reasons have been cited as the causes of getting a bigger butt while youre in college....