Does My Kid Really Need a Cholesterol Test?

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I just got a call from my daughter who had taken her 4 year old to the pediatricians for her annual checkup. After the nurse held her down to give her 5 shots and poked her nose with the 6th vaccine and made her nose pour with blood, she wanted to TAKE A CHOLESTEROL TEST!!!!!! My daughter put her foot down and told her enough is enough. This is THE MOST PREPOSTEROUS THING I HAVE EVER HEARD OF IN MY LIFE...I am screaming because I can't believe this BS! Money Money Money, that's all they are after. This makes me sick!

Diana of OH 4:43PM November 15, 2010

I'd take this info with a grain of salt, the USA is almost dead last in 'health' among all industrialized countries. Look into the Weston A Price foundation for real health information, not some propaganda by the mainstream news, funded by huge industrial food processors. Modern medicine knows nothing about real health, all they can do is give you drugs to alleviate symptoms that are caused by bad food and bad medical advice.

Mersie of IL 5:19PM July 19, 2010

Yet everyone has high cholesterol! The whole cholesterol thing is a joke, read "The Cholesterol Myth" by Ulf Ravinosky. The whole study about cholesterol was flawed, they used powdered eggs which are oxidized and raise cholesterol levels. You NEED it to survive, did you know that microwaving veggies raises your levels? Your body uses it to protect your cellular structure. Your brain is mostly cholesterol. Most artery clogs are UN saturated fats (vegetable oils), not animal fats. Notice how many people eat 'fat free' and they're still fat? Sugar causes heart disease, not butter, eggs, animal fats etc. Check out the ppnf.org and westonaprice.org for what's the real story. Or even Natural news, the book Nourishing Traditions and Eat Fat Lose Fat by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig. Or keep believing the hype. The AHA has to keep up their cholesterol myths, if they admitted their mistake, they'd look really bad.

Mary of WV 5:16PM July 19, 2010

The cholesterol hypothesis has a stranglehold on mainstream consciousness, but that's got to change. We've gotten fatter and sicker while "chowing down on ... whole grains" and replacing fat calories with excessive carbohydrates. Think for a moment about the diet hominids evolved on -- no bread or pasta in sight. Common sense should tell us that the diet rich in meat, fish, fowl and eggs -- including that very important element, fat -- and fresh plant foods is the appropriate one for us.

Lusitana of CA 4:29PM July 14, 2010

You don't even have to go to a doctor to get a cholesterol test, you can test at home easily and cheaply
http://www.homehealthtesting.com/cholesterol-c-22_38.html
If more people changed their kids diets and increased exercise because they tested early then it will benefit the kids long term and set them up for a healthy life.

DJ of NC 11:42AM July 13, 2010

Cholesterol=KFC & M

Dominic of LA 6:41AM July 13, 2010

This is just getting crazier. SATURATED FAT DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO HEART DISEASE! Grains do however! Come on, let's get up to date here because we're ruining lives with our recommendations to consume less fat and more grains.
http://www.free-healthy-diet-plans.com/sample-diets-for-lowering-cholesterol.html
I challenge everyone to understand what true, traditional nutrition is. Quit lining the pockets of big food and big pharma!

Misty Humphrey of CA 11:42PM July 12, 2010

First, cholesterol is not a good indicator of heart disease. Half the people who have heart attacks have low cholesterol. Second, this is a scam from the pharmaceutical companies to get millions of new paying customers for their cholesterol lowing poison pills.

Peter of VA 6:48PM July 12, 2010