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Article: College students' lifestyles get thumbs down from researchers
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- University Wire
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- May 8, 1998
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Jane Schell
University Wire
05-08-1998
(The Vanguard) (U-WIRE) MOBILE, Ala. -- The lifestyles and activities of college students are currently the focus of several recent studies.
One study, released by federal researchers in Atlanta, focused its research on unhealthy behavior.
Young people are often lectured on excessive drinking and smoking. Now, unhealthy eating habits have been added to the list of what college students should avoid.
The study revealed an alarming increase in overweight college students.
The survey of 4,609 students at 36 universities was compiled by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Twenty-one percent of college students are overweight and ...