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The human aging process, as well as aging-related diseases, such as hypercholesterolemia, must be followed up on a regular basis, considering the wealth of studies in the literature approaching metabolic and hormonal components, and inflammatory markers in children, most notably in the obese ones. The literature points towards atherosclerosis starting early in the childhood, because of increased plasma cholesterol levels. In Brazil, as in most developed countries, cardiovascular diseases represent the main cause of morbimortality, occurring at early ages and causing a significant loss of years of productive life. Moreover, cardiovascular diseases are further aggravated by smoking, use of oral contraceptives, sedentary habits, hypertension, inadequate diets, obesity and hypercholesterolemia. As extreme poverty is eradicated, obesity emerges as a more frequent and more serious problem than malnutrition. The increase in the prevalence of obesity in Brazil is significant and is proportionally higher in lowincome families. Besides that, obesity is commonly associated with a number of other diseases, such as hypertension, dyslipidemias and diabetes mellitus type 2, in a syndrome that has been denominated plurimetabolic syndrome, in which all of its components constitute risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. In imaging diagnosis, ultrasonography is the method of choice for evaluating children, whenever possible. Among many advantages, such as portability, absence of ionizing radiation and reproducibility, one deserves special mention: the possibility of performing the procedure without the need for sedation. Ultrasonography also plays a key role in the musculosk-

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