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Kids on Statins? Really?

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Before you go carting your children off to the doctor for a full cholesterol work-up based on the latest guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics, take a look at Is it for real? Cholesterol screening in toddlers and statins from elementary school age? by Sandy Szwarc, BSN, RN, CCP from her blog Junkfood Science.

 

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This video animation shows how cholesterol behaves in the blood stream. Cholesterol is a soft, fat-like, waxy substance found in the bloodstream and in all your body's cells.

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