Not exactly a good start for the future of a country.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports one in five American teenagers have high cholesterol levels.
High cholesterol is a known risk factor for heart disease.
Studying data from a national health survey, the CDC found 20.3% of young people, ages 12 to 19, had unhealthy cholesterol levels.
Heavier teens were more likely to have high cholesterol and boys were found to be at higher risk than girls.
Researchers say unhealthy cholesterol often begins in childhood and adolescence, so it’s important that doctors identify it early and recommend lifestyle interventions.
Via Reuters.
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