Examining Teenagers' Unexpectedly Healthy Habits

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When teenagers are healthy, we tend to assume it’s no thanks to their own efforts. Surely the intrinsic strength of a young body is counteracting all the unsuitable food and mouse-potato inertia that its owner inflicts on it. But that’s not how teens themselves see the matter, according to a report released last month by Scarborough Research, based on polling among 13-17-year-olds via the Scarborough Kids Internet Panel.

Sizable majorities subscribed to such statements as “Eating healthy food is important to me” (76 percent), “I usually try to eat balanced, healthy meals” (69 percent) and “I have a healthy diet” (64 percent).

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