Most college students gain weight "freshman 15" , and they also dont exercise much because they are more focused on their work and is less social. Students who move away from home really suffer with their diet because they are now on their on and not under supervision.
The articles I saw posted did not really talk about depression that can come upon a college student. So when I saw this article I skimmed the article and went straight to the comments. I believe that the comments proved to have more information about depression than the article itself.
I think that all college students be be aware of how serious alcohol disorders can affect them. College students should take their health more seriously, especially when it's about alcohol because many bad things can happen. I like how they show you the percentage of alcohol and drugs and how its affected so many college students.
By Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY Nearly half of America's 5.4 million full-time college students abuse drugs or drink alcohol on binges at least once a month, according to a new study that portrays substance and alcohol abuse as an increasingly urgent problem on campuses across the nation.
The term "drug abuse" does not exclude dependency, but is otherwise used in a similar manner in nonmedical contexts. The terms have a huge range of definitions related to taking a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect.
Nearly half of all substance abuse treatment admissions involve college students ages 18-24 that were primarly related to alcohol disorders.Reports shows in 2009 there were 12,000 treatment admissions involving college students.I chose this article because I am interested in drug and alcohol treatment.Mainly because I nearly ruined my life due to alcohol and drugs and my using and drinking started right before college out of high school therefore I never was able or wanted to attend college until now.
I find this article interesting because I drank five hour energy drinks everday until 2006.I didnt know that they were deadly.So glad I do not drink them today.
28.7 percent of students surveyed report excessive computer/Internet/TV use and 41.8 percent indicate the activity affected their academic performance.
I selected this article because I am interested in exercise and diet. This just verifies what I mostly hear from peolple I talk to at my place of employment which is a athletic club.Once in college and out on their own for the first time diet habits become poor for various reasons.To start eating fast foods which are not as healthy as claimed most due to meals that follow fries and cokes.Eating too much junk food because ite convenient and easy.Most meals that are microwavable are loaded with tons of sodium.Once they get to eat usually its too much at one sitting.Eating too much breakfast or none at all.Also ten percent of college students have more than fifteen alcoholic drinks per week, which are empty calories.On the other hand there are many inexpensive ways to change poor diet.1.Prepare balanced meals.2.Eating 5 or 6 meals per day if possible, which 1 or 2 may include protein shakes.3.Eat apple or orange instead of candy bars etc.Apples or oranges will also give you healthy nutritiuos energy which will keep you attentive in class as well.4.Drink water instead of sodas, one they are cheapier, two they are not filled with sugars and caffiene.5.Drink less or lower calorie and less carb alcoholic drinks.
I think that this is true with what is happening to college students. Most dont have the person telling them what they can and cannot do so alot of people go all out and do everything.
This article told me things about eating disorders that I didn't know. Now I know the signs of it and if I can prevent this from happening to anyone I know. The statistics surprise me because I didn't think that there was so many people that are suffering from an eating disorder.