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CDC’s teen behavior report focuses on nutrition, downplays sex and drug use
The report found 58% of students played on a sports team and more teens reported daily fruit, vegetable and water intake.
- On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, focusing on teen nutrition, physical activity, and mental health aligned with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" agenda.
- The 36-page report offers a markedly different portrait than the 88-page 2023 version, omitting national findings on substance use, sexual behavior, and violence while providing fewer demographic comparisons.
- Fifty-Eight percent of students participated in sports in 2025, up from 52% two years prior, while 63% ate vegetables daily and 39% consumed fruit daily, improvements touted by CDC deputy director Dr. Jennifer Shuford.
- Mental health improved overall, with 33% of students reporting persistent sadness in 2025 versus 40% in 2023, though 43% of female students reported such feelings compared to 24% of male students.
- The report omits findings on LGBTQ+ youth, who face higher mental health risks, though Dr. Aaron Reliford, clinical director of the Child Study Center at NYU Langone, praised the focus on physical health and nutrition.
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CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look at teen health
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