High Cholesterol

He?s only nine, but Zack Padgett is worried about his cholesterol.

?It was kind of scary, because I could have died or something like that,? Zack says.

A healthy cholesterol level in children is less than 170, but Zack?s level recently topped 350.  That?s extremely high, but is not unusual.  In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends cholesterol lowering medication in children as young as 8. Click here for full article.