New guidelines now call for all children to be screened for high cholesterol, not just those with a family history of the condition.
The recommendations are an attempt to spot children at risk for major heart problems early in life.
Children's cholesterol will be tested at least once between the ages of nine and eleven, and again at age seventeen to twenty-one.
If their levels are higher than normal, they will likely be counseled on their diet and exercise habits, and monitored more closely.
