Cholesterol
Levels: How Low
Can You Go?
1 in 8
The number of American adults with high levels of total cholesterol. While the percentage of adults with high total cholesterol and low HDL cholesterol declined between
2007 and 2014, about 12% of Americans still have high total cholesterol and over 18%
still have low levels of HDL cholesterol.
Source: Carroll MD, Fryar CD, Kit BM. CDC Data Brief (No. 226). Dec. 2015.
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Kids
Moving
8%
The amount of adolescents who receive the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity time each
day. Adolescents participated in an average of
39.4 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity per
day. Older teens spent less time being active than
younger teens, and girls were less active than boys.
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics. News release.
Dec. 8, 2015.
Another Case of Too
Much Testing?
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