Bryan Adams,
On Thursday, officials of the federal health agency
reported that one out of 5 teenagers in the United States has high level of cholesterol in their
blood. The report proved to be an evidence for the increasing obesity rate among teenagers of the
most powerful economy.
According to a nationally representative survey of
blood test results in American teenagers, the rate of teenagers from 12 to 19 who bear abnormal
obesity is 20 percent. Meanwhile, 43 percent is the obesity rate among
adolescents.
In the past, only middle-aged and elderly people were
victims of obesity. However, as life develops, teenagers tend to bear this disease
also.
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Coronary heart disease is the most common form of heart disease.
Significant numbers of individuals suffer heart attacks and an even larger proportion die as a
result of heart complications. Heart disease is not only the most common cause of premature deaths
but it is also a major factor in disability and illness around the world. According to Linda Van
Horn, a professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University, the new figures acts as a
warning to health-care providers and families. Serious actions should be taken to the increasing
obesity epidemic. Linda Van Horn is also chairman of the American Heart Association's Nutrition
Committee.
The new test results emphasized on the effects of obesity on cholesterol level,
resulting in various illnesses including diabetes and heart disease. Data in this new study were collected each two years from 3,125 youths through
the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Obese Children
With the latest study results, it seems that U.S.
youths tend to have more cardiovascular disease in the future than in the current time. According
to Denise Simons-Morton of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, this problem seems to be
opposite to all advances gained in cardiovascular health.
One main cause for the occurrence of obesity in
children was that children's dietary habits have shifted away from healthy foods (such as fruits,
vegetables, and whole grains) to a much greater reliance on fast food, processed snack foods, and
sugary drinks which often make cholesterol level increase.
Abnormal blood lipid level among teenagers also varies
by weight. The more overweight the teens are, the higher percentage of abnormal lipid levels they
have.
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