Why do kids 9-11 years of age need a cholesterol test? Elizabeth Tracey reports

from Health Newsfeed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts · host Elizabeth Tracey

About one in five adolescents have cholesterol levels that are too high, and that’s why new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology specify testing children 9 to 11 years of age. Johns Hopkins cardiologist Seth Martin, one of the … Why do kids 9-11 years of age need a cholesterol test? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

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