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    July 1, 2022 — Most children and adolescents living in the U.S. have suboptimal scores for cardiovascular health (CVH), according to the first study to use the American Heart Association’s new “Life’s Essential 8” metrics and scoring algorithm for quantifying CVH levels in adults and children. Overall, under 30 percent of 2-19-year-olds had high CVH. The proportion of children with high CVH…

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    • @DAICeditor @LurieChildrens First #study to assess #cardiovascular health in U.S. using #AmericanHeartAssociation’s new “Life’s Essential 8” metrics and scoring: https://t.co/aNV7YM1pRa #BMI #NHANES #CVH

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    An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.—Benjamin Franklin, 1736In 2010, as part of the 2020 Impact Goals, the American Heart Association (AHA) introduced the construct of cardiovascular health (CVH), which integrates 7 modifiable health behaviors and health factors (smoking, total cholesterol, blood pressure, blood glucose, body mass index, physical activity, and diet); each are…

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    • Pleased to write this editorial w/@HeartDocSadiya @NUPrevMed in @JAHA_AHA "Achievement of Optimal #CVH: Modest Gains Confer Large Impact". We need to stop mopping up floor that is flooded w/ cardiometabolic diseases & turn off faucet w/ primordial #cvPrev. https://t.co/SEMrCzVMZo https://t.co/cfXAN8LxkJ