ReviewObesity science & practice2020
College campuses' influence on student weight and related behaviours: A review of observational and intervention research.
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- Efficacy of a Digital Peer Support Program on Weight Management and Mental Health in University Students With Preobesity: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- NUYou: Results from a cluster randomized trial testing a mHealth cardiovascular health intervention in young adults.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2026Trial
- A participatory research to assess how a student citizens' assembly can facilitate the co-creation of nutrition interventions in higher education settings.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Personalized versus generic digital weight loss interventions delivered on university campuses: a 6-month cost-benefit analysis.Translational behavioral medicine · 2023Trial
- Female sex, vegetarian status, nutritional knowledge, sleep quality, and excess weight are associated with intention to lose weight among university students: A cross-sectional study.Obesity pillars · 2026Article
- Psychological distress and food neophobia: the mediating role of food choice motives among university students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Assessment of Changes in Lifestyle Behaviors and Body Weight from Precollege to Adulthood.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of overweight and obesity among university students in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Stepping away from the scroll: a chain mediation model from physical exercise and adolescent short video addiction.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Assessing Health Behaviors as Predictors of Psychological Resilience and BMI in a National and Small Military College Sample.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prevalence of adverse cardiometabolic health markers in UK undergraduate university students: an observational cohort study.BMJ open · 2025Observational
- University Food Environment Assessment Methods and Their Implications: Protocol for a Systematic Review.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Unveiling the Moderating Factors in the Relationship between Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life among University Students during COVID-19: A Mixed Study Design.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- How Sugar Labeling Affects Consumer Sugar Reduction: A Case of Sucrose Grade Labels in China.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with the Health-Related Quality of Life of Malaysian Young Adults Post-Pandemic.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Methods for Assessing Health Outcomes Associated with Food Insecurity in the United States College Student Population: A Narrative Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Review
- Associations Between College/University Physical Activity Requirements and Student Physical Activity.Research quarterly for exercise and sport · 2023Article
- Nutritional quality of snacks and beverages sold through vending machines in a large Hispanic-serving urban college campus in the United States: A cross-sectional study.Journal of public health research · 2023Article
- Association of the gut microbiome with fecal short-chain fatty acids, lipopolysaccharides, and obesity in young Chinese college students.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Is there a difference in student physical activity between a field school and a traditional classroom setting?American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2022Article
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Abstract
Research indicates that most college students are not meeting dietary and physical activity guidelines, and the average student gains an estimated 1.6-3.0 kg during 4 years of study. College administrations are well-positioned to influence student weight-related health behaviours by ensuring that campus environments/policies promote health. However, to date, campus health interventions have largely addressed individual and interpersonal factors rather than environmental/policy-level changes. Using an ecological perspective, this narrative review synthesizes the literature on campus environmental/policy-level factors (e.g., food availability, physical activity requirements) associated with student diet, physical activity and weight, as well as campus interventions to address these factors. Web of Science and PubMed databases were searched between December 2018 and November 2019. Results indicate that campus food environments may contribute to overconsumption and weight gain, and the number of campuses requiring students to participate in physical activity courses is in decline. Eight examples of environmental/policy-level campus interventions are presented: nutrition labels in dining halls, campus-wide healthy choice marketing campaigns, restricted payment methods for à la cart dining, trayless dining, health-themed residence halls, peer health education programmes, active classroom spaces and physical activity course requirements. Implications for research and health promotion programmes/policies in the field of college health are discussed.
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