Should We Test Teens for High Cholesterol? - ABC News

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Should We Test Teens for High Cholesterol? - ABC News

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As many as one in five American adolescents has LDL (bad) cholesterol levels that are too high and HDL (good) cholesterol levels that are too low -- a fact that many doctors say means that it may be time to start regular cholesterol screening as part of back-to-school check-ups.

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