It seems today's teenagers are relatively far more health-conscious and are staying away from bad habits at an impressionable age. This is the cleanest-living generation of teenagers ever on record.
According to latest NHS figures, the number of children smoking or drinking alcohol has drastically come down in the past two decades.
One in six (17%) of those aged eight to 15 said they had tried alcohol. This is the lowest figure recorded and down from 45 per cent in 2003. The number of teens trying out cigarettes has fallen by three quarters. Only 4% of children aged eight to 15 have even tried a cigarette, down from 19% in 2003.
The Health Survey for England figures show that only 1 per cent of under-15s smoke regularly, down from 28 per cent in 2007.
However, health experts warned that there is still a way to go when it comes to obesity and exercise. Around a third of children are still too heavy, and only a fifth are as active as they should be.
Some 91% of mothers of overweight children, and 80% of fathers, believed that their children were the right weight.
