Comments on: Does Your Child need to be treated for High Cholesterol

By: Victoria

Victoria — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:24:56 +0000

You tell them Bruce!
I am really happy to see a qualified medical professional speak up and tell the truth! I am so fed up with the way fake solutions are heaped upon society from the very ones that create the problems in the first place. Maybe children would not be so fat if the laws were enforced…and food was labeled correctly and parents could make better choices in the first place.
It is heart breaking that children are a target market for the “legal” drug pushers.
Thank you for providing us with up to date information and professional wisdom and understanding of the subject matter.
I look forward to reading your articles!
Victoria

By: Teri Grdgon

Teri Grdgon — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:56:37 +0000

Sherri sums it all up. Kids are not active enough and eat too much junk food.

By: On Being the Change I Wish to See

On Being the Change I Wish to See — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:07:56 +0000

Ditto. Kids today are over-medicated as it is. The reason they are all diagnosed with ADD/ADHD is they are being forced to sit still in class instead of having PE every day and two recesses to burn off that energy. Kids naturally have a lot of energy and it will come out no matter what you tell them to do. If I hear of one more “movie afternoon” at school, I’m going to scream. Why not “play outside afternoon”?

School food does need to be better, but that’s no reason to put kids on statins. I ate with my son a few times before I started homeschooling him and the amount of fat and salt wasn’t too bad, but the lack of fruit and veggies was appalling. After that I packed his lunch so he had healthy food to eat. He ate it, too, and refused to trade his fruit from junk.

Kids lack daily activity, sit too much in class, playing video games and watching TV or playing on their computers.

Lowering cholesterol does not lead to longevity. It seems being American is what kills us, not our cholesterol levels. We need a cultural shift back to a lot more activity and better food choices, not more medication for children or adults.

Great article and so timely,
Sherri

By: This Mama Cooks!

This Mama Cooks! — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:59:24 +0000

The even scarier thing about these drugs are the side affects. While they’ve been a great help for many adults, people like my mom have had trouble with them. The statin drugs gave my mom terrible aches and pains and she thought she was going to have to face a life with a walker or wheel chair. A friend mentioned that she had similar problems, so my mom went off the drugs with her doctor’s permission. After a few days she felt like herself. Now she manages her cholesterol with diet and exercise. For a lady who’s 76, she manages to walk every day and play tennis 1-2 times per week.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:39:01 +0000

Whole foods, high in omega-3s would be my answer to high cholesterol problems in kids. It seems like every time the food, medical, and nutrition industries start breaking down foods and remanufacturing them(ie – high fructose corn syrup, margarine), we learn that they cause more harm than good. There’s nothing better than cooking with flax, walnuts, and other foods high in omega-3s.