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Cholesterol in children: healthy eating is a family affair. (includes menus)(Pamphlet)
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This booklet will help you understand:
* How blood cholesterol in children is related to heart disease later in life.
* Which children should get their cholesterol tested and what to expect afterwards.
* How the whole family can eat in a low-saturated fat, low-cholesterol way.
* How to help your child follow a prescribed diet to lower cholesterol.
This booklet describes changes you and your family can make in your eating ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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Facts about blood cholesterol.(Pamphlet)
Pamphlet by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
; Why Blood Cholesterol Matters Blood cbolesterol plays an important part in deciding a person's chance or risk of getting coronary heart disease (CHD). The higher your blood cholesterol level, the greater your risk. That's why high blood cholesterol is called a risk factor for heart disease. Did you
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So you have high blood cholesterol.... (pamphlet)
Pamphlet by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
; So You Have High Blood Cholesterol Anyone can develop high blood cholesterol regardless of age, sex, race, or ethnic background. But, because there are no warning sYmPtoms or signs, you are likely to be surprised at such a diagnosis. Don't be alarmed, but do take it seriously. Like high blood
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Blood cholesterol. (Pamphlet)
Pamphlet by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
; More than 6 million Americans have symptoms of coronary heart disease. Every year more than 1 million Americans suffer a heart attack, and over 500,000 die of coronary heart disease. Most coronary heart disease is due to blockages in the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. Cholesterol
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Rating your risks and taking action. (Heart Disease Handbook, part 1)
Environmental Nutrition
; ... number one killer of Americans. But the news this year is less than heartwarming. It ... fall the health community was rocked by news that deaths from heart disease may actually ... on the overall rate. In short. the good news of the past was based mostly on a decline ...
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Highlights of the report of the expert panel on blood cholesterol levels in children and adolescents. (National Cholesterol Education Program)
American Family Physician
; NATIONAL CHOLESTEROL EDUCATION PROGRAM EXPERT PANEL ON BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Compelling evidence exists that the atherosclerotic process begins in childhood and progresses slowly into adulthood, at which time it leads frequently to coronary heart disease, the major
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