A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has found that the heavier teens were, the more likely they were to have high cholesterol, a big risk factor in heart disease.  CDC researchers studied data on 3,125 teens collected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for 1999 through 2006.

The study brought up the importance of teaching our kids healthy eating habits.

For this week’s News Roundup, I thought I’d provide some links to other stories on this same topic:

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• 1 out of 5 teens has high cholesterol (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
• Should We Test Teens for High Cholesterol? (abcnews.go.com)
• U.S. Obesity Rates Leveling Off, but Still High (nlm.nih.gov)
• Incidence of High Cholesterol Drops in U.S. (nlm.nih.gov)
• Knowing cholesterol can ward off heart disease (cnn.com)
• How To Lower Bad Cholesterol Without Medication – On SlideShare (slideshare.net)

On another note, I came across several articles that linked BPA, one of the ingredients in hard plastics, with heart disease. Those stories included:

• Study Supports Connection Between BPA and Heart Disease (usnews.com)
• Non-stick coating linked to thyroid disease (cbc.ca)
• BPA cardiovascular findings replicated (scienceblogs.com)
• New analysis of BPA risk confounded by dropping exposure (arstechnica.com)
• Does the Plastic You Drink From Hurt Your Heart? (abcnews.go.com)

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Have a great weekend.

Hiram

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