An examination of health education in teenage magazines

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Abstract
THIS study investigates the health education con tent of four weekly teenage magazines over a period of three months. Health information was found in problem pages, 'true life' experiences, and in articles on sex, drugs, diet, and exercise. There was less health coverage overall than in older women's maga zines. Although articles were generally responsible, some concerning diet and exercise tended to avoid health risks. The results are discussed in relation to previous work on dieting during adolescence, the advertising of beauty products, and in terms of the potential which magazines have in health education.