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A wake-up call: all children should be tested for high chloresterol
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A wake-up call: all children should be tested for high ... - 11/13/2011 9:22:33 PM
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fiery
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When you look at a child, you don't think heart disease. But in a sign of the times -- these obese times -- new guidelines today are urging that all children between the ages of 9 and 11 be screened for high cholesterol.
In addition, the guidelines call for the same children to again be screened between the ages of 17 and 21.
Why? Because keeping children's cholesterol in the healthy range may help prevent the onset of heart disease later in life. High cholesterol is a chief cause of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, a major cause of heart disease.
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RE: A wake-up call: all children should be tested for h... - 11/14/2011 10:39:09 AM
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ChristineB
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Wow, I never thought of that! It struck me oh so sad, but you are right. With all the fast foods, and snacks and sugar water we are setting these kids up for an adulthood of disease and ill health.
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