Poor Decisions in the Food and Health Dep.

I didn't really believe that everyone gained 15 pounds when they went away to college. I believe it now. I didn't gain 15 pounds but I got pretty close. Its important that when you gain weight you choose to try and lose it in a healthy way. A lot of girls resort to not eating. Other common excuses are that there is no time to go to the gym or cook a descent meal. Studies show that the rate of eating disorders at colleges is rising. As close as 50-60 percent of students have a eating disorders. 91% of students have attempted to control their weight through dieting. Girls are not the only ones, the numbers for boys are increasing as well. There is a high number of young adults that diet when they have no reason to. They suffer from belief that the typical college student must weigh around 115 pounds. Whether your not eating right or not eating at all, most students don't know the best ways to approach a healthy diet. Its hard to adapt from your homelife to college life and this leads to poor choices when it comes to our food intake or lack of. We must take the extra steps to insure the we are eating right. In the following link is a list of tips to avoid some stress in this department.
http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/15-diet-tips-beat-freshman-15-at-any-age.html
http://www.waldenbehavioralcare.com/eating_disorders_among_college_students.asp