TODDLERS should be tested for high levels of cholesterol to identify whether they are at risk of premature heart disease, researchers say.
An interesting article regarding a possible screening program to identify high cholesterol in children - would be great to be able to know, so as to be able to manage food, stress levels etc early on, and reduce the effects of this problem. Hopefully the research into this screening continues.
Source: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22775764-5006007,00.html?from=public_rss
"A national screening program, which would involve a prick of the child's finger, could help to cut the increasing number of people with hereditary high cholesterol.
About one in 500 people are affected by familial hypercholesterolaemia, which is passed on in the genes and carries a much greater risk of premature death in young adults.
The study found that screening would have a double benefit because it would identify that at least one of the baby's parents was also at risk.
Dr Edwin Kirk, of the Sydney Children's Hospital at Randwick, said theoretically the strategy made sense, but a pilot study would establish its likely success."
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