Many American children and teenagers eat unhealthy foods that are high in fat and sugar.

VOA: special.2010.06.07

"Just like eating a high fat diet can increase your levels of triglycerides and cholesterol, eating sugar can also affect those same lipids."

VOA: standard.2010.04.25

Dr.Miriam Vos and public health nurse Jean Welsh at Emory University collaborated in a study that shows eating a lot of sugar can increase your cholesterol and triglycerides which make up body fat also known as lipids.

VOA: standard.2010.04.25