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College Freshmen Students' Perspectives on Weight Gain Prevention in the Digital Age: Web-Based Survey.

Courtney M MonroeGabrielle M Turner-McGrievyChelsea A LarsenKaren MagradeyHeather M BrandtSara WilcoxBeth SundstromDelia Smith West
Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2017)
Most college freshmen have concerns about an array of weight gain prevention topics and are generally open to the possibility of receiving eHealth interventions designed to address their concerns, preferably via email compared with popular social media platforms. These preliminary findings offer a foundation to build upon when it comes to future descriptive investigations focused on behavioral weight gain prevention among college freshmen in the digital age.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • social media
  • body mass index
  • birth weight
  • weight loss
  • health information
  • cross sectional
  • physical activity
  • minimally invasive
  • high throughput
  • current status
  • preterm birth