A new report from Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs warns that parents should think carefully about the choice to put their children on statins because the drugs have not been extensively tested in kids. Fortunately, experts say there are ways to get children's cholesterol levels down naturally. In this article, experts give two ways parents can lower kids' cholesterol without the use of medications.
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