Young drinking and smoking less than before – VG

For drink less alcohol and smoke less than before, according to the latest figures from the University of Bergen. A general health profile, says professor.

Approximately every tenth student in tenth grade say they have been drunk, according to figures from the nationwide survey “Health habits among schoolchildren” from the University of Bergen. The NRK reported.

There are almost 30 percent fewer than in the last survey four years ago.

This year’s figures also show that less than two percent of middle school students report that they smoke.

– It goes into a general health profile, and that want to control their own behavior. There is a whole, says Oddrun Samdal, professor of health psychology at the University of Bergen.

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the survey also looked at the body squeezed among today’s youth. Where it turns out that two of the five girls aged 16 are dieting.

– If we look at height and weight, as they also have been reported, only a small proportion who are overweight. The majority of the girls are doing unnecessary dieting, says Samdal.

In addition, it emerges that young people now struggling more with school stress and health problems, despite the less substance use and better eating habits.

4500 students at 11, 13, 15 and 16 responded to the survey.

Girls struggling most

“Health habits among schoolchildren” is part of a larger European study initiated by WHO.

The young people take more distance from alcohol and smoking than previously, yet it has emerged other challenges.

The results for Europe as a whole shows that young girls struggle more in life and have poorer mental health than boys, and the differences increase with age.

one in five girls aged 15 years say their health is fair or poor, while 50 percent are experiencing health problems more than once a week.

Obesity, bullying and poorer diet is more prevalent among boys, but the survey shows that many girls are struggling with self-image and see themselves as fat. 25 percent of European girls aged 15 years on a diet or trying to lose weight in other ways.

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In WHO’s press releases are informed that girls and children from families with lower income consistently report poorer physical and mental health and a lower level of physical activity than boys and children from more affluent families.

It is held today a press conference in Brussels on WHO’s latest report on pupils’ health habits.