	EARLY Trial	UCSF School of Nursing
	Endothelial Assessment of Risk from Lipids in Youth	University of California, San Francisco

T O P I C S
EARLY Trial Team
Contact Information
Purpose of the Study
Study Design
Skin-Fold Measurement
Vascular Ultrasound
Who Can Participate?
What Are We Doing?
What Did We Find?
Body Mass Index
Cholesterol Facts
Heart Healthy Diet
Commonly Asked Questions
Participation Opportunities
A Note from Our Dietitian
Dietary Guidelines (.pdf, use reader)
Heart Healthy Lifestyle (.pdf, use reader)
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Comments from Participants
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Purpose of the Study

To determine whether a National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Step II diet alone or together with one of four heart protective supplements or vitamins will improve endothelial function (how good your blood vessels work) in children and adolescents with familial hypercholesterolemia and familial combined hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol diagnoses).
To evaluate the effects of the dietary supplements on different cholesterol markers in your blood such as plasma lipoprotein profiles, LDL composition, and lipoprotein-associated antioxidant enzymes, signs of oxidative stress, and blood pressure.