Ok i admit it, this one really ticks me off. I was reading an article on children and the growing number with risk factors for heart disease. A new study has found that kids with these risk factors are showing signs of narrowing and hardening in thier arteries. Pretty scary stuff, but not real surprising given that society as a whole is a lot more sedentary and nutritional habits are pretty bad compared to days gone by. The study called for more thorough testing of children with these risk factors, which makes a lot of sense. But here’s the part that got me fired up - the article suggests that statins might be the answer - and calls this course of action prevention!

Now I am not a doctor, but to call this prevention seems like a bit of a stretch. What these kids (and their parents) need is to be shown what a healthy diet is and to get off the couch and get active! The primary cause of ardening of the arteries is not a lack of drugs in our bodies.

[tags]Statin Drugs, Kids Health, Weight Loss[/tags]

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