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CDC: One In Five Teens Has Cholesterol
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According to CNN, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that one in five teens in the U.S. -- and more than 40 percent of obese teens -- have abnormal cholesterol.
The findings suggest that the American Academy of Pediatrics's 2008 guidelines -- which recommend more aggressive cholesterol testing and intervention in kids, particularly the overweight and obese -- make sense, the authors conclude.
Now, many parents aren't sure whether they should have their children tested and what to do if a youngster does indeed have high cholesterol. And pediatricians may be testing more children, even those who don't fit the guidelines.
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