Health
Exercise prevents ‘freshman 15’
The University’s Health
Education Center can help
students maintain healthy
eating habits
By Sarah Skidmore
Oregon Daily Emerald
Eating more pizza, drinking
more beer and, as a result, gain
ing weight, are changes some
freshmen experience.
The notorious weight gain
thanks to unhealthy eating habits
associated with the first year
away from home is just one more
worry to add to a freshman's list.
“The fear is realistic,” said An
nie Dochnal, a Peer Health Edu
cation Coordinator at the Student
Health Center.
Many factors contribute to the
possible weight gain, she said.
Having food readily available,
making independent food choic
es and eating because of stress
contribute to poor eating habits.
“Eating habits change,” senior
Amy Juve said. “You don’t have
your mom cooking for you any
more. Plus, you are not exercis
ing enough.”
The “freshman 15" does not
have to become a reality. Making
good choices and staying physi
cally active are important to
maintaining a healthy weight,
Dochnal said.
The new environment is a big
adjustment for freshmen, she
said. Specifically, eating in the
dining halls is a change from eat
ing at home. The residence halls
do offer many options for nutri
tion-focused students.
Freshman Robin Waldvogel is
pleased with the Carson cafete
CJiotawii Salimena/EmeraUi
ria.
“I like having a choice, but I
can definitely see how you could
eat a lot,” she said.
Students have to regulate their
own eating, Dochnal said.
“They are in an environment
that is not as restrictive as
home,” she said.
This new skill can take a little
time to develop, and any weight
gain is frequently temporary,
Dochnal said.
Weight gain should not be the
primary concern for freshmen.
"Gaining some weight is not as
problematic as a lack of physical
activity,” she said. “Physical ac
tivity is a greater indicator of
well being than weight.”
The University offers a num
ber of classes and recreational
options. Organizations such as
Physical Activity and Recreation
Services, Recreation and Intra
murals and Club Sports provide
opportunities for physical activi
ty
“I think if I keep active
enough, the weight should not
come on and stay on,” freshman
Jenn Mergl said.
The Health Education Center
also offers tools to help students
who wish to control their weight.
Workshops in low-fat cooking
and weight management, a
health-speciality library and a
computer-nutrition analysis pro
gram are available.
Sarah Skidmore covers the health
center, counseling center, alumni
association, AAA school and the
business school for the Emerald.
She can he reached via e-mail at
slskidm@gladstone.uqfvgon.edu.
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