Children Also Need to Check Cholesterol

Monday, May 23, 2011

High cholesterol is a factor of heart disease and blood vessels. Therefore, to find out whether we controlled cholesterol checks should be done periodically, including in children.

The recommendations contained in the latest guidelines for screening, diagnosis and treatment of high cholesterol due to heredity or familial hypercholesterolemia that causes the patient suffered a heart attack at a young age. High cholesterol levels are marked with the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL).