Get your child’s cholesterol checked! That is what they are suggesting now. Researchers are urging parents to have their children’s cholesterol checked as early as 15 months.
Researchers at Barts and the London Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry found that screening was most effective if done between the ages of 1 and 9. They said the screening at this age detected 88 percent of affected individuals.
Once an “affected” child is identified, the parents would then be screened. This could ultimately help in the medical prevention and treatment of the child and the adult. Killing 2 …read more