Preventive pediatric cardiology. Tobacco, cholesterol, obesity, and physical activity. Pediatric clinics of North America. [Pediatr Clin North Am] Journal article

Title	Preventive pediatric cardiology. Tobacco, cholesterol, obesity, and physical activity.
Author(s)	Gidding SS
Institution	Department of Pediatric, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Source	Pediatr Clin North Am 1999 Apr; 46(2):253-62.
MeSH	Adolescent Adult Cardiology Cardiovascular Diseases Child Child, Preschool Exercise Health Promotion Humans Hypercholesterolemia Obesity Pediatrics Primary Prevention Public Health Risk Factors Smoking United States
Abstract	The prevention of coronary artery disease in adults begins in childhood. Public health strategies to lower the use of tobacco, improve nutrition, and increase physical activity are important for all children to lower the cardiovascular risk of the population. Physicians can contribute to public health strategies through office-based health counseling and as advocates for public health strategies both at local and higher levels. Children at high risk for cardiovascular disease can be identified through medical history (i.e., positive family history of coronary disease, history of tobacco use, and physical activity history), routine measurements (i.e., height, weight, and blood pressure), and selective laboratory screening (i.e., lipoprotein measurement). Children at high risk should receive special counseling on diet; physical activity; smoking cessation; and, if indicated, pharmacologic therapy.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Journal Article Review
PubMed ID	10218073

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