Primary Care Today

Addressing the "Freshman 15" in Young Adult Weight Management

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Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP The notorious "Freshman 15" equates to weight gain commonly experienced by college-age students living away from home for the first time. How does this problem in weight management and healthy nutrition surface in primary care practice, and how can college students be counseled to avoid gaining extra weight during their first year? Joining Dr. Brian McDonough to speak on this subject is Alice Holland, RNP, Director of Student Health Services at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.