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Health TalkAfter our observation and research, we contrived our final question: how effective are the

health promotions and programs on college students who utilize them? Studies show how the promotion

of health and fitness on college campuses positively affect the overall wellness of a student due to the

unique visual marketing tools, enjoyable games, and educational programs. By stressing proper

nutrition, exercise, and the maintenance of healthy behavior, colleges instill a healthy lifestyle among

students (Pugh et al 422).The direct identifiers of healthy food options catch the attention of a student, persuading

the student to choose healthy food over the unhealthy. By placing nutrition labels above the food or signs

indicating the menu items healthiness, studentsare drawn to the foods.

According to the unit manager of Illinois State Residence (ISR), Nutrition facts provide young students

with information to keep a healthy diet (Terrance). Similarly, Peterson et als article, Positive Changes

in Perception and Selections of Healthful Foods by College Students After a Short-Term Point-of-Selection Intervention at a Dining Hall, explains how The Right Stuff signs above ten healthy food

choices each day helped students realized the healthiest choices. From promoting The Right Stuff

program for three weeks, a survey presented positive results of the visual marketing tools used above the

food.

According to The Right Stuff survey, most students believed the signs were very visible, and

the promotion presented motivating tools to educate the consumer. Of the students who participated, 22%

became more aware of healthy food choices in dining halls, which led to a self-reported change in eating

habits (Peterson et al 428). The statistic shows that students started to eat healthier due to the program

implemented in their dinning hall. In addition, 76 of the 104 students say they are eating less junk food

(Peterson et al 428). Reducing the amount of junk food one consumes is great step towards developing

healthy eating habits. When a student learns to resist the high-fatty foods, their overall health improves. In addition to the three-week program, freshman dining halls offer nutrition fact sheets above

each food item in the cafeteria. The information stated on the nutrition fact sheets include: products name,

serving size, calories, total fat, total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, sugars, and protein (EatSmart). Not only

are they available in the cafeteria, but students also have access to them online. When interviewing the

manager of ISR, Terrance explained how the dietitian created the idea of the visualization of nutrition

facts in dining halls. The nutrition labels allow students to count the calories they consume during each

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meal. This useful information assisted students in controlling their daily intake. Also, when interviewing

the chef at Ikenberry Commons Dinning Hall at the University of Illinois, she stated a counterargument

that, Most students do not even look at the nutrition fact, they rather eat what they are familiar with and

what they like (Chef). The statement proposes a bandwagon logical fallacy because she argues that

something is always true because she has seen it happen. However, according to Terrance, Nutrition

labels were put above each food item because students were interest in what they were eating, indicatingstudents care about their eating habits. Therefore, unless studied and tested, the chef has no evidence of

how many times a person stops themselves from putting a food item on their plate after reading the

nutrition facts above the food.

By utilizing nutrition labels to contrive dietary feedback, students can decrease the amount of fat

and calorie intake per meal, allowing students to improve their health. By recording what each student

eats in every meal, researchers can look up how many calories the student takes in. With this, researchers

determine possible meal plans in order to decrease the students overall calorie intake. By having the

study last a few weeks, statistical data and graphs depicted that all of the participants showed a decrease

in their calorie intake (Normand and Osborne 188). Even more surprisingly, most of the participants

stated they would like to continue to have this program in order to see how many calories they take in

(Normand and Osborne 187). The dietary feedback distinguishes itself from other programs because it

discusses how students positively utilize nutrient facts. Therefore, the article proves students took interest

in the betterment of their health and received positive results.

Furthermore, a program used at East Carolina University illustrated the benefits students received

from the nutrition program implemented in the school. Based on a well-known board game,

Nutritionopoly promoted good health to college students in a unique way. After the program, a survey

was conducted to receive feedback in order to make it better. First, 98% indicated they learned something

new about healthy eating (Person et al 305). Therefore, the program achieved their goal of educating the

students about nutritious eating habits. In addition, 60% agree their awareness of nutritious options had

increased (Person et al 305). After attending the program, students are better able to determine their

healthy options in the cafeteria at school. In addition, 49% report they regularly eat nutrition-densefood, showing how the program positively effected the students overall health (Person et al 305). Most

of all the students are better able to identify nutritious options on campus from attending

Nutritionopoly, and, therefore, students make the healthier choice of food.

In addition, San Jose University hosted a mandatory day and a half orientation for incoming

students including a session called Freshman 15 Jeopardy. Not only did the name catch the attention of

many parents and students, but Jeopardy also educated participants on label reading, appropriate

portion sizes, and how to adjust to an all-you-can-eat environment (Freedman and Waldrop 69). The

game consisted of five categories: portion size, fruits and veggies, know your food label, the dining

commons, and staying healthy on campus (Freedman and Waldrop 69). Because of the helpful

information provided, over 1,200 students and parents attended the workshop over a 3-year period, and

the program rated a 4.4 out of 5.0 (Freedman and Waldrop 70). The article indicates, Any student who

seeks information on a more healthful campus lifestyle would likely benefit from playing this game

(Freedman and Waldrop 70). This demonstrates how students and parents benefited from the Freshman

15 Jeopardy game. Overall, the game helped students maintain a healthful body weight and prevent

disordered eating, while still entertaining the students and parents.Even though evidence shows that educational programs and other programs provided by

universities show an overall decrease in weight of the students, other evidence shows these programs and

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healthy diet programs are ineffective. In the article, Fitness and Fatness in Relation to Health:

Implications for a Paradigm Shift, written by Wayne C. Miller, students, who lost weight through diet

programs or educational health programs concerning weight, gained back all the weight overthe period

of a year (Miller 211). Statistical data and graphs illustrate the weight people gained in a year and the

potential weight gain if they continue with the same habits. This evidence goes directly against all of our

evidences because it shows the ineffectiveness of educational and dietary programs. This article soundsevidently true, however, a logical fallacy of bandwagon exist. Researchers assume every student will gain

all the weight back in a year after a diet or program. Therefore, our evidence shows the increased

awareness of healthy foods appears to have prompted some students to report improved overall eating

behaviors (Peterson et al 428). Based on the articles, interviews, and our other research, programs and

games not only teach students to be healthy, but feedback and implementation of programs instill a

healthy lifestyle into students.

With the information researched, we determined the overall effectiveness of colleges promotion

of nutrition resources. Students who have not taken advantage of the options college campus provide to

stay healthy should now realize how beneficial they can be if they use them. Through the enjoyable

games, visual marketing tools, and health and fitness classes, college students have many choices on

campus to assist them in sustaining a healthy diet. Since many students remain unaware of how to stay

healthy, students appreciate the information retained from different resources. After all our research, we

changed our thoughts about the freshman 15 because we realized colleges work to promote health and

fitness. If students choose to use the resources given, they can be healthy and resist the temptations that

leads to weight gain.

LINK FOR ARTICLE : http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=937424f8-0236-4005-a824-

a1e239f69adf%40sessionmgr110&vid=1&hid=125&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=

aph&AN=2190315Chef. Personal interview. 16 Oct. 2011.

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Web. 2 Nov. 2011.Peterson, Sharon et al. Positive Changes in Perception and Selections of Healthful

Foods by College Students After a Short-Term Point-of-Selection Interventionat a Dining Hall. Journal of American College Health 58.5 (2010): 425-431.Web. 25 Oct. 2011.

Person, Ashley L. et al. Nutritionopoly: Let Healthy Choices Monopolize Your Lifestyle.

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 43.4 (2011): 303-305. Web. 25 Oct. 2011.Steven F. Pugh, et al. Freshman Fifteen: Factor Fiction? College Student Journal 44.2 (2010):

419-423. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 23 Oct. 2011.

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Freedman, Marjorie R. and Jennifer Waldrop. Freshman Orientation Session Can Teach Incoming

Students about Healthful Lifestyles Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 43 (2011): 69-70,

Print.Miller, Wayne. Fitness and Fatness in Relation to Health: Implications for a Paradigm Shift. Journal of

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