Get latest articles and stories on Health at LatestLY. Additionally, a 2021 survey reported that 44 per cent of U.S. college students described their weight as more than normal, i.e. either in the overweight or obese category. Though loneliness has been linked to unhealthy weight and physical inactivity, there is a lack of research on dietary behaviours in college students and the role they can play in obesity in college students. Health News | Loneliness Connected to Unhealthy Diets and Physical Inactivity Among US College Students: Study.
Transitioning to a new environment, as many college freshman do, can increase feelings of loneliness, and feelings of loneliness in college students have dramatically increased in the last decade, according to the National College Health Assessment.