A problem that worry

Implications in heart

20 percent of American teenagers have problems with cholesterol.
One in five young people reaches dangerous levels of cholesterol, a major risk factor for heart disease in adults, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while also warned that global attitudes should be adopted preventive.

Even with normal weight

The heaviest adolescents are more likely to have high cholesterol, but 14 per cent of young people with normal weight reach high  levels of cholesterol,  said the CDC.
They found that 20, 3 percent of young people between 12 and 19 years and, more males than females-were harmful levels of cholesterol.

Bad colesterol

Bad cholesterol can cause clogging of the arteries, while the good eliminates harmful substances. Therefore, people should look to have the lowest LDL and triglycerides and high HDL. Ashleigh May, the CDC who led the study, said the results are “very concerning.”

A large proportion of young people have at least one abnormal lipid level. This is alarming because of the long-term implications for heart disease, said May.

Adopt healthy eating habits and physical activity are good ways to reduce the risk of an abnormal level of lipids or heart disease in the future, the expert said.

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