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Pediatricians across the country can now apply the respective blood test for children between 9 and 10 years of age, in order to measure your cholesterol, announced the American Academy of Pediatrics.

While previous years, high cholesterol and their respective laboratory test was exclusive to adults or children who are considered high risk for this disease, the 14 experts from the National Heart, Blood and Lung decided last week to cover all children with a blood test that serves as a preventive measure. The experts argued that high cholesterol in childhood has a direct link to cardiovascular disease that occur in adulthood and the current pandemic of obesity in children.

Similarly, the American Heart Association says that the obstruction of the coronary arteries is a process that begins in childhood with excessive consumption of saturated and trans fats. Claudia Gonzalez, author of “Fat Boy healthier does not mean” as a preventive measure ensures that the community should consume the true American diet, drinking water that is 100% juice, eat beans, fresh fruit, vegetables, fish and tortillas corn. Gonzalez said he also should be avoided at all costs the junk food and idleness among children with games and dances.

The new parameters for evaluation of high cholesterol in children, suggests:

All children between 9 and 11 years of age must be evaluated with laboratory tests that require fasting.
Children considered at high risk should be assessed between 2 and 8 years old and between 12 and 16.
All children should begin to assess their blood pressure at 3 years of age.
All children should consume low-fat milk after 2 years of age.