First-year university is associated with greater body weight, body composition and adverse dietary changes in males than females.

Background: The transition from high school to university life is a critical time for change, often accompanied by the adoption of negative lifestyle habits including unhealthy nutrition. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to identify sex-specific changes in dietary intake and diet quality, and associated changes in body weight and composition during first-year university.

Methods: Three-hundred and one students (n = 229 females) completed food frequency questionnaires, and had their body weight, body composition, waist and hip circumference measured at the beginning and end of first-year university.

Physical Activity, Sport Participation, and Perceived Barriers to Engagement in First-Year Canadian University Students.

: Physical activity (PA) declines during early adulthood with higher rates of inactivity in university students. The authors aimed to examine the frequency, intensity, time, type of PA, and the barriers to PA participation in Canadian students during the first year of university. : Questionnaires assessing PA variables were administered to 301 first-year students at the beginning and end of the academic year.

Changes in nutrient intake and inflammation following an anti-inflammatory diet in spinal cord injury.

The objective of the current study was to describe the observed changes in nutrient intakes following a 3-month anti-inflammatory diet, and to explore potential relationships between the change in nutrients and the change in various inflammatory mediators. A secondary analysis of a prior randomized controlled clinical trial. Individuals with SCI within the Niagara region.