In response to concern about trans-fats, cholesterol levels improved in U.S. children in the past two decades as food makers cut trans-fats in their products. The prevalence of elevated total cholesterol dropped to 8.1% for kids ages six to 19 from 2007 to 2010, versus 11% from 1988 to 1994, according to a study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
