It’s 3 am and through a glowing fluroscent sign, a huge line of loud and uncontrolled young adults can be seen all the way down Beaver. Females often are carrying there shoes, eyeliner smeared everywhere with tight skirts and dresses on, while guys sport their backwards hat and are soaked in beer like a typical fraternity brother. Why would there be such a crowd at this time? After a long night of partying and probably drinking, nothing tastes better than the ridiculously unhealthy Canyon Pizza. Penn State’s famous late night snack would be the one dollar slices offered at Canyon Pizza; Many times while people eat it, they probably are incoherent to how unhealthy what is on their paper plates truly is. While dipping it in ranch and flinging it all over the mucky floor, the pizza is consumed and not really felt until one wakes up the next morning. Loud, grossly-delicious, and cheap, nothing beats Canyon Pizza for late-night Penn State students. At this time, the calories consumed can be extremely harmful. They may be the cause of the infamous, “Freshman Fifteen.” But is it more the greasy pizza or the drinking that was filled with a ridiculous amount of calories that would cause weight gain?
Interview with Natasha Cooper, a freshman who does not drink alcohol.
1. Since getting to state college, do you feel like your health-habits have changed? (This includes eating, exercising etc.)
Since getting to State College, i think i have actully gotten much more healthier! For the most part, exercise is a part of my daily routine between walking to classes and actually going to the gym! Everyone is very into working out which is nice because u always have people to "push" you and get you more enthusiastic about excersising! Also, the food they serve at the dining halls always has nutritional facts so that helps you decide what is healthiest and least fattning to eat!
2. Do you think there is a difference in your weight?
3. I think i have gotten into more shape and lost some weight from excsersising and doing so much walking around the campus.
4. Do you think changes in weight would more likely be caused by irregular eating habits or drinking?
I think the changes in my weight are due to my healthier eating habits and my daily routines.
5. Do you think the freshman 15 can be prevented? How?
think freshman fifteen can definitely be prevented by choosing what to eat that is a healthier diet and by going to the gym or even attending fitness classes that the campus has to offer.
Part 3. Research facts found form different sources
1. “Pizza becomes your enemy at 2:00 in the morning after you've already had dinner. Staying up late usually means eating more, and late-night snacks tend to be on the unhealthy side. You're better off planning for late night snacks by eating a little less throughout the day. You'll enjoy your pizza a lot more knowing that you're not adding extra calories to your diet.”
2. There are 55 calories in a single shot, and 110 in a can of light beer.
3. “The freshman 15 challenge is to stay fit and eat healthy while maintaining a very busy schedule. Most college students are constantly on the go, which makes it more difficult to find time to exercise, and to eat right instead of just grabbing "fast food". Challenge yourself to make healthy eating and regular exercise part of your daily routine to help avoid the freshman 15.”
4. “Your body processes alcohol first, before fat, protein, or carbs. Thus drinking slows down the burning of fat. This could account for the weight gain seen in some studies.”
http://www.shapefit.com/alcohol-calories.html
Part 4- New ideas and changes of direction since starting research
At the beginning of my research process, I was planning on simply writing about whether the freshman 15 is caused by new, irregular, “on-the-go” eating habits, or the consumption of alcohol. In reality, it is caused by a mix of both and a lack of exercise for most students. I want to research this more, and to do so I think I want to interview both people who think they are gaining weight and contrast/compare them to students who feel like they’re losing weight or staying the same. Then, I will evaluate each of their habits to see what they eat, drink, and how much they exercise. There is no true answer to how you gain the freshman 15, but I want to evaluate different students to strengthen the various causes. Also, upon research, I found out that many freshman girls only gain about five pounds. So why is it called the “Freshman 15” then, when that title only scares us more? I want to research the myth of the freshman 15, and see how it was started to add great background to my report.
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