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If so, would you like to know more?
All of the information contained in these ads is taken directly from leading heart-health authorities: 1) National Institutes of Health’s National Cholesterol Education Program, and 2) American Heart Association. You can review the scientific facts for yourself by using the following links associated with specific statements in the ad.
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The government’s National Institutes of Health offer compelling evidence that high cholesterol levels during childhood can contribute to coronary heart disease later in life.
Both the National Institutes of Health and American Heart Association have concluded that high cholesterol levels during childhood are a risk factor for developing heart disease later in life.
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Meanwhile, millions of our children already have elevated cholesterol levels.
“About 10 percent of adolescents ages 12–19 have total cholesterol levels exceeding 200 mg/dL.” (Note: This total cholesterol number - 200 mg/dL - may sound familiar since it is considered the maximum level for adults.) There are almost 40 million children in the United States ages 12-19, of which several million (10%) have high cholesterol.
http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1103829139928HDSStats2005Update.pdf
http://www.census.gov/popest/national/asrh/NC-EST2003/ NC-EST2003-01.pdfAmong children ages 2 to 6, only 20 percent had a good diet, 74 percent had a diet that needed improvement, and 6 percent had a poor diet. For those ages 7 to 12, 8 percent had a good diet, 79 percent had a diet that needed improvement, and 13 percent had a poor diet.
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What can we do to help protect them from this #1 killer?
It is a well-established fact that cardiovascular diseases, including coronary heart disease, are the number one cause of death of both men and women. The American Heart Association, one of the world’s leading heart-health organizations, notes that “When it comes to cardiovascular disease, myths that promote complacency promote disease. We all need to know these three truths: Cardiovascular disease is a man’s disease. Cardiovascular disease is a woman’s disease. And cardiovascular disease is a child’s disease, too.”http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1079736729696HDSStats2004UpdateREV3-19-04.pdf
According to the American Heart Association, heart-healthy diets for families with children over the age of two should include: 1) foods low in saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol and total fat; 2) a variety of foods to get enough carbohydrates, protein and other nutrients; and 3) only enough calories to maintain a healthy weight for your height and build.
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Fortunately, research shows that a heart-healthy diet can significantly reduce the chance of developing unhealthy levels of cholesterol.
“Recent studies have shown that cholesterol lowering in people without heart disease greatly reduces their risk for developing CHD, (coronary heart disease), including heart attacks and CHD-related death. This is true for those with high cholesterol levels and for those with average cholesterol levels.”
- As part of that diet, experts recommend serving your family soft margarine spreads with no cholesterol or trans fat in place of butter.
The most recent recommendation to choose a soft margarine spread over butter comes from the report of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. It states: “Choose fats wisely for good health,” including the specific recommendation to “Choose vegetable oils or trans-free soft margarine rather than solid fats (shortening, butter, and hard margarine).”
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/report/HTML/table_e16.htm
“Use margarine as a substitute for butter, and choose soft (liquid or tub) margarines over harder stick forms. Shop for margarine with no more than 2 grams of saturated fat per tablespoon and with liquid vegetable oil as the first ingredient.” – American Heart Association
http://americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=532
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml? identifier=4776
