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Objective: To determine the prevalence of food allergy (FA) and intolerance and estimate associations with anxiety and depression in a diverse sample of young adults. Participants: Undergraduates at a major university (n = 1,574) enrolled in the Spit for Science cohort study. Methods: Participants completed self-report assessments of current FA and/or intolerance as well as anxiety and depressive symptoms using the Symptom Checklist-90. Results: The estimated prevalence of any current, physician-diagnosed FA was 7.6% (n = 119), while 14.6% (n = 227) reported at least one food intolerance. The most reported allergies were tree nut (3.1%) and peanut (2.6%). Any FA was associated with higher depressive symptom scores (ß: 0.78; 95% CI: 0.03-1.54). Any food intolerance was associated with higher depressive (ß: 1.26; 95% CI: 0.70-1.83) and anxiety (ß: 1.19; 95% CI: 0.71-1.67) symptom scores. Conclusion: Living with a FA and/or intolerance is associated with greater internalizing symptoms among a cohort of US college students. [The Spit for Science Working Group co-authored this article.]

Problem: Risky sexual behaviors are common among college undergraduate students, and previous experience of interpersonal potentially traumatic events further increase the risk to engage in these behaviors. Little is known about how physical activity level and organized sports participation moderate the relationship between interpersonal potentially traumatic events and risky sexual behaviors. Methods: Multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine relationships between interpersonal potentially traumatic events, physical activity, and risky sexual behaviors among undergraduate students. Results: Organized sports participation exacerbated the association between interpersonal potentially traumatic events and risky sexual behaviors for males but attenuated the association for females. However, no moderating effect was found for physical activity level. Conclusions: Organized sports participation served as a significant moderator on the association between interpersonal potentially traumatic events and risky sexual behaviors that warrants further investigation.