Article: TEENS' CHOLESTEROL LEVELS SHOW ENCOURAGING DROP, STUDY FINDS.(News)

Teen-agers' cholesterol levels are inching downward, says a study comparing today's teens to those of the late 1960s. The government calls the 4 percent drop impressive because it gives teens a better chance at healthy adulthood.

Even so, only one in six children eats a heart-healthy diet.

``The drop . . . doesn't necessarily knock your socks off,'' acknowledged Dr. James Cleeman, the study's co-author and the cholesterol coordinator for the National Institutes of Health. ``But if (teens) maintain a seven-point lower cholesterol for a lifetime, that can make a big difference.''

Unfortunately, cholesterol matters even to children. Heart disease ...

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