20% Of Teens Have High Cholesterol

American Voices • Science & Technology • health • ISSUE 46•10 • Mar 8, 2010

A study of American teens shows that one in five has unhealthy cholesterol levels. What do you think?

“Only one in five? Teens look greasier than that to me."”
Daniel Moramarco –
Lumber Puller
“These teens are always getting into some kind of trouble. Now it's cholesterol; next it'll be arthritis."”
Lucy Baines –
Systems Analyst
“I've said it before and I'll say it again: Teens need to stop visiting their grandmas."”
Dan Kurson –
Laryngologist

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