All adults should have their cholesterol levels checked once every 5 years. During 2009–2010, 69.4% of Americans age 20 and older reported having their cholesterol checked within the last five years.
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Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
