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Female College Students with Heavier Roommates Gain Less Weight
A recent study by the University of Michigan found that college women with roommates who weigh more than average gain less weight during their freshman year than women with slimmer roommates.
Female students with heavier roommates gained an average of half a pound, as opposed to females with thinner roommates, who gained an average of two and a half pounds.
College Weight Gain Study
Kandace Kapinos, a labor and health economist who is an assistant research scientist at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, conducted the study with Olga Yakusheva, a Marquette University economist.
A University of Michigan press release issued September 21, 2010 claims that the study is the first of its kind to assess college weight gain using a natural experiment which happens on most college campuses across the country
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Melissa Rhone earned her Bachelor of Music in Education from the University of Tampa. She resides in the Tampa Bay area and enjoys writing about college, pop culture, and epilepsy awareness.