In Brief
Twenty Percent of America’s Kids Show Signs of Too Much “Bad” Cholesterol
Cheree Cleghorn | January 21, 2010
Elevated cholesterol levels are directly linked to heart disease.
Doctors are concerned when adults have bad numbers—the idea that one-fifth of America’s children may have elevated cholesterol should be an alert to parents to check on their own child’s cholesterol status.
U. S. News and World Report/Health Day News
THURSDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) — “Twenty percent of U.S. children and teens have abnormal lipid levels, an indication of too much bad cholesterol, too little good cholesterol or high triglycerides, federal health officials report.”
Source: U.S. News and World Report/Health Day News, January 21, 2010
