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Melissa C. Nelson, PhD, RD, Nicole I. Larson, PhD, MPH, RD, Daheia Barr-Anderson, PhD, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD and Mary Story, PhD, RD

Melissa C. Nelson, Nicole I. Larson, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, and Mary Story are with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Daheia Barr-Anderson is with the School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Melissa C. Nelson, University of Minnesota, 1300 S 2nd St, WBOB 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454 (e-mail: nels5024{at}umn.edu).

We examined whether young adult meal patterning, dietary intake, and home food availability differed among nonstudents, 2-year college students, and 4-year college students (N = 1687; mean age = 20.5 years). Unadjusted analyses showed that few young adults consumed optimal diets and, compared with 4-year college students, nonstudents and 2-year students consumed fewer meals and poorer diets. After controlling for sociodemographics and living arrangements, we found that over half of the observed associations remained significant (P < .05). Nutrition interventions are needed for young adults, particularly specific at-risk groups.