"In some ways young people care about their health too much. I thinkthere is too much pressure put on young people from peers andcelebrities to have 'the look'." - Char, 15, Midlands
"The main health issues for young people are eating junk food and notgetting enough exercise. It's really difficult to know what choices weshould be making." - Hamish, 15, Cornwall
"Mental health among young people. Ten per cent of under-16s in Englandand Wales are known to experience a psychological disorder and many feelthere is limited help available to them." - Hannah, 17,Wolverhampton
"We do care about our health. We just don't talk about it like adultsdo." - Angie, 14, London
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