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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:04 PM Original message |
Big Pharma now wants 8-year-olds on cholesterol-lowering drugs..... |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Add it to the Ritalin and anti-depressants they're already on. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. the same cholesterol drugs that can do SERIOUS damage to the liver? |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Maybe we can imbue Capt Crunch with statins ! |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. Honestly, I'm shocked by how overweight so many kids are now. |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. this was on the radio yesterday, they were saying |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. You could always stick it to the man |
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katmondoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. My doctor was going to put me on it and I refused |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. Maybe we could just get their parents to feed them reasonable food? |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. What the...? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. why does reasonable food hate America? nt |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 06:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Americans clearly hate reasonable food. Unless it's battered, then deep fried. nt |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
8. That may not be a bad idea in some cases. I think it's been |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. Bad idea. Kids won't be listened to about effects. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. Or...partake in a nutritional diet and get more exercise. |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. They have found YET another way to reduce the world population... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
13. My advice comes directly from Michael Pollan's book "In Defense of Food": |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
14. I thought they've never proven that cholesterol drugs actually benefit health |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Rather, they haven't shown conclusively that high cholesterol |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 02:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Last time I looked at the research, it was: reduction in cardiac events |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
15. I saw on the idiot news this morning... |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Your thoughts were correct. |
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aspergris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
18. Obese kids are generally candidates for parents who need to get a clue |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
19. Yet, this society continues to criminalize marijuana use. n/t |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
23. Let's advertise hard liquor and cigarettes on TV again soon. |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Might as well get at those tender livers early! |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
24. My niece is a good example of WHEN it is warranted |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. I ate tons of "bad" food growing up... |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
27. Remove all HFCS from ALL foods, and double the prices of snack foods & sodas |
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ChimpersMcSmirkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-07-08 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
29. Works for me. How about osteoporosis and ED meds as well? |
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