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Obese Kids May Be Candidates for Cholesterol Drugs
Doctors say yes to prescribing statins at age eight.
Children as young as eight should take cholesterol-lowering drugs if diet changes alone fail to work, according to new guidelines by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Stephen Daniels, of the academy’s nutrition committee, says the new advice is based on mounting evidence showing that damage leading to heart disease, America’s leading killer, begins early in life.
About 30 percent of U.S. children are overweight, according to a study that lead to the new guidelines.. Obese or overweight children may have higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure as they grow, the report said.
Many physicians are urging caution saying that while cholesterol drugs are generally safe for children, the long-term effects of them are not yet known. What’s more, children may learn the lesson that a pill can be a quick fix for the problem of being overweight. In adults, the drugs can trigger fatigue or aching muscles and joints in about 10 percent of patients taking cholesterol drugs.
[Excerpt from Bios Life eNewsletter]
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posted by Kelly Lim @ Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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