**7. Conclusion**

Children and adolescents who are predisposed to dyslipidaemia are more likely to remain predisposed to dyslipidaemia throughout their lives. Interventions in childhood and adolescence are immensely helpful in helping to prevent the buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries and other cardiovascular problems later in life. Therefore, abnormalities in the lipid profile of children and adolescents, particularly those with other risk factors, must be identified early, followed, monitored, and treated, if possible. Health care providers should strive to examine, diagnose, and treat prevalent genetic conditions such as familial hypercholesterolemia that affect families for several generations. Lipid screening should be one of the routine therapies for children in Africa.
