The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Honors College Spring 2015 The University of Maine Food and Fitness Environment: Is It Health Promoting? Carolyn Anne Stocker University of Maine - Main,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/honors Part of the Food Science Commons, and the Nutrition Commons Recommended Citation Stocker, Carolyn Anne, "The University of Maine Food and Fitness Environment: Is It Health Promoting?" (2015). Honors College. 227. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/honors/227 This Honors Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors College by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOOD AND FITNESS ENVIRONMENT: IS IT HEALTH PROMOTING? by Carolyn Anne Stocker A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for a Degree with Honors (Food Science and Human Nutrition) The Honors College University of Maine May 2015 Advisory Committee: Dr. Adrienne A. White, Professor of Human Nutrition Dr. Susan S. Sullivan, Associate Director of the School of Food and Agriculture Dr. Eric Gallandt, Professor of Plant, Soil & Environmental Sciences Dr. Mark Haggerty, Rezendes Preceptor for Civic Engagement Copyright © 2015 Carolyn Anne Stocker All rights reserved Abstract Obesity impacts one in six young adults, ages 20-29, and is a major risk factor for chronic disease. An environmental audit of the University of Maine campus was conducted to identify supports for healthful lifestyles by assessing the vending, dining, and recreation environments.