Clinical Perspective: Nutrition Interventions for Youth with Dyslipidemia

Dyslipidemia, or high cholesterol, means you have too many lipids (fat) in your blood. Nutrition interventions in youth with dyslipidemia provide short- and long-term benefits without adverse effects on growth or maturation. Counseling by a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) is strongly recommended to help youth and their families successfully alter dietary intake to meet nutritional needs, provide ongoing support, and encourage long-term adherence to healthy nutrition and exercise patterns.

Authors: Lauren Williams, MCN, RDN, LD, Carissa M. Baker-Smith, MD, MPH, MS FAHA, Julie Bolick, MS, RDN, CD, CLS, FNLA, Janet Carter, MS, RDN, LDN, CPT, CLS, FNLA, Carol Kirkpatrick, PhD, MPH, RDN, CLS, FNLA, Sanita L. Ley, PhD, Amy L. Peterson, MD, MS, FNLA, FAHA, Amy S. Shah, MD, MS, Geeta Sikand, MA, RDN, FAND, CDE, CLS, FNLA, Adam L. Ware, MD, Don P. Wilson, MD, FNLA

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