Incidence of high cholesterol among young adults: Here’s how to manage
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A study conducted among 2,508 children in 2015 in Delhi had found that 23 percent of them had cholesterol levels higher than normal. The children were aged between 14-18 years.
As per the study, high prevalence of atherogenic lipid profile (the one that causes heart attacks and stroke), notably low HDL levels (good cholesterol), and high BMI has been seen in the Indian adolescent population.
Of all the children who participated in the study, 2.3 per cent were overweight and 3.8 per cent were obese.
What was more shocking was that almost half of them had low levels of good cholesterol.
While this is only about Delhi, it should be dealt with taking the entire country’s youth into consideration.
Recent studies have reported that high cholesterol is present in 25-30% of urban and 15-20% rural subjects.
The occurrence of cases of premature heart attacks has raised questions on the health of the youth and the factors which are making the youth prone to such fatal health complications.
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