Smokers are often not 'health conscious' overall

Most teens who smoke also engage in other unhealthy, sometimes self-destructive behavior.

"It is not unusual for teenage smokers to engage in other unhealthy habits. Smoking and physical inactivity, for instance, often go hand in hand," study lead author Kimberly Horn, associate dean for research at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, in Washington, D.C., said in a university news release.

The teens in the study were divided into three groups. The group who increased their daily physical activity of at least 20 minutes with exercise equivalent to a short walk, "significantly reduced the number of cigarettes they smoked." They also took part in a smoking cessation program during the same period.


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