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WASHINGTON, DC — One in three children undergoing routine lipid screening in primary-care pediatric clinics have cholesterol levels considered high or borderline high, according to a new analysis [1].

Heart disease is the number one killer disease in the world. Elevated cholesterol and dyslipidemia in children and adolescents increase the risk of premature death in the mid-forties and subclinical ...