Monday's proclamation by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) was cause for disbelief and no small measure of sadness. In a nation where about a third of kids are overweight, the AAP announced that children as young as 8 may need cholesterol-lowering drugs. Not all kids, but those with high levels of so-called "bad" cholesterol and other cardiovascular risk factors, such as a family history of early heart attacks or Type II diabetes.

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