OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between fat intake and serum cholesterol. METHODS: A survey was conducted in a probabilistic sample of students from public schools in Niterói, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Anthropometric data were collected on 610 youngsters, 573 of them had blood drown, and 539 answered a simplified questionnaire on fat intake. Multivariate linear regression included as confounders: parents’ cholesterolemia, adolescent age and body mass index (BMI). RESULTS: The prevalence of high concentrations (> 170 mg/dL) of […]