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CDC’s Latest Youth Behavior Report Offers a Narrower Look at Teen Health
The 36-page report shows fewer teens reporting sadness, higher sports participation and better diet habits while omitting several long-running survey topics.
- On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, emphasizing diet and physical activity aligned with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" agenda.
- This year's 36-page report is significantly shorter than the 88-page 2023 report, omitting national findings on substance use, violence, and LGBTQ demographics that previously featured prominently in youth surveillance publications.
- Under Kennedy's leadership, the report details positive trends: 63% of high schoolers ate vegetables daily in 2025, while 58% participated on sports teams, up from 52% two years prior.
- CDC deputy director Dr. Jennifer Shuford praised improvements in student health behaviors, though experts expressed concern that the report's narrow focus obscures broader demographic disparities and long-term health trends.
- While the national report offers a streamlined snapshot, the CDC continues to make the full underlying dataset, including previously tracked measures like alcohol use and sexual behavior, publicly available through its online tools.
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CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look at teen health
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