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American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Cholesterol Drugs in Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending
cholesterol lowering drugs in some kids as young as 8 years in order to avoid
future problems. ...Read More

Posted on : Monday, July 7, 2008 12:00 AM
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Yes....I am appalled! I can't believe that the an Academy of supposedly "intelligent" individuals would take such an asinine position as medicating children who have high cholesterol! Screening children would be helpful. Once screening is done an assessment of their nutritional habits could be done and their diet modified accordingly. To resort to administering statins to children would prove tragic. This idea is a disgrace to nutritionist everywhere! Dr. Jatinder Bhatia,
a member of your "nutrition committee", told the Times: "The risk of giving statins at a lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it." What would be those benefits "Dr." Bhatia? The evidence to back up that quote is miniscule. And that's being generous! In fact, after "Dr."Bhatia" made this "intelligent" risk/benefit statement, he completely weakened his argument by telling the Times there is not "a whole lot" of data on pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs. So, he makes the whole medicate the young idea based on miniscule data?

Okay I got it.... maybe it's time for an Academy name change! How about.....The American Academy for the Protection of Pharmaceutical Profit Margins Who Don't Give A Damn about You or Your Children.

Replied on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 12:00 AM
 


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