September 18, 2010
1 IN 5 TEENS HAS UNHEALTHY CHOLESTEROL LEVELS
One in five American teens has unhealthy cholesterol levels, putting them on the fast track for heart disease, according to a new CDC report.
Researchers found that 20% of young people aged 12–19 in the U.S. have at least one abnormal cholesterol or lipid level, including low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or “bad” cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or “good” cholesterol, and triglycerides.
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September 30, 2009
A 50-year-old smoker who has a history of high blood pressure and high cholesterol can expect to die a decade earlier than someone of the same age with none of these heart disease risk factors, a study shows.
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