Over a quarter of children under 17 have admitted being drunk and large numbers are not exercising enough, new research has found.
Alcohol abuse in school-going children and teens continues to be a problem, according to a new survey which tracks their health behaviours.
As many as 28.3pc in the latest survey admit they have been drunk, down just slightly from 29.3pc of an earlier generation of school-goers in 1998.
Another worrying trend is the fall in physical activity with just 50pc saying they take exercise more than four times a week, compared to 53.5pc in 1998. And only 40.5pc of girls are regularly exercising.
However, the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children report covering 1998-2010 found an improvement when it comes to smoking.
Source: Eilish O'Regan, Evening Herald, 25/09/13
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