Screening Kids For Cholesterol Can Raise Awareness And Anxiety : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

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Screening Kids For Cholesterol Can Raise Awareness And Anxiety : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

New federal guidelines say every child should be screened for high cholesterol once between the ages of 9 and 11 and again between 17 and 21. The testing aims to find kids with extremely high cholesterol caused by a genetic condition. But the testing will find others whose cholesterol may not need treatment.

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Tags: Cholesterol, Genetic, Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety, Healthy Living, Children's Health