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Aside from the "Is BMI a good measure of overall fitness?", I have a question for those who have been in college more recently than I. Have college campuses started serving healthier foods in their cafeterias? I ask because, I started college at a "healthy" weight by current BMI standards (although I thought I was hugely obese, which is another story altogether). Given that the only really edible foods in the cafeteria were the desserts, which they placed at the beginning of the food line and very high fat entrees and lots of carbs, it was very hard to maintain a proper weight. The vegetables were all canned and cooked to mushiness (ick) and the salad bar consisted of wilted iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions, bacon bits and croutons. There were no fat free salad dressings back then. Between that, the beer, the pizza, and the food at the only other place you could use your meal card (nachos, hot dogs, burgers, fries), I gained 40 pounds my freshman year, putting me 2 pounds over the BMI of 30. I went home that summer, lost the 40 pounds and went back to school my sophomore year and put them right back on. I went home again and lost it again... So, I'm curious, since our society is, in general, much more health conscious, are healthy choices offered now?
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