Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Negative health behaviors initiated in childhood that persist through adulthood can be risk factors that predict CVD. In Colombia, poor lifestyle factors affecting childhood are very prevalent: 50% live a sedentary lifestyle, 48% have high fat and carbohydrate consumption, 30% are exposed to passive smoking, 14% are overweight or obese, 15.8% have hypercholesteremia, and 5% have hypertension.