Comments on: The Beginning of the End? http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-beginning-of-the-end/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:22:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: The Primal Life – Does a Kid Good « PurePrimal – Food and Fitness http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-beginning-of-the-end/#comment-495711 The Primal Life – Does a Kid Good « PurePrimal – Food and Fitness Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:04:34 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1207#comment-495711 [...] Statins for Kids [...] [...] Statins for Kids [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-beginning-of-the-end/#comment-491215 Mike Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:45:29 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1207#comment-491215 Meg, I tend to agree that government mandates often do more harm than good, and it's up to the individual to choose how to treat his/her own body. But... (there's a big but here), in this case we're talking about doctors forcing _children_ to act healthy (hypothetically healthy, in this case statins aren't the healthy choice). I doubt most children have the knowledge of nutrition or sound judgment to do whats best for them, and if the government doesn't make choices for them then the parent will. Take, for example, the ultra-crazy parents who disbelieve all of modern medicine and will only pray if their children get sick -- I'll be happier if the medicine-using government is the one making those decisions. Now when a child is old enough to be counted as an independent agent (who should be able to do whatever he wants with his body), that's another question. Or maybe the good done in these cases of gov't intervention (ie mandating medicine instead of prayer) is outweighed by the evil of giving the gov't more power. Anyway, have a good one Meg,
I tend to agree that government mandates often do more harm than good, and it’s up to the individual to choose how to treat his/her own body.

But… (there’s a big but here), in this case we’re talking about doctors forcing _children_ to act healthy (hypothetically healthy, in this case statins aren’t the healthy choice).

I doubt most children have the knowledge of nutrition or sound judgment to do whats best for them, and if the government doesn’t make choices for them then the parent will. Take, for example, the ultra-crazy parents who disbelieve all of modern medicine and will only pray if their children get sick — I’ll be happier if the medicine-using government is the one making those decisions.

Now when a child is old enough to be counted as an independent agent (who should be able to do whatever he wants with his body), that’s another question.

Or maybe the good done in these cases of gov’t intervention (ie mandating medicine instead of prayer) is outweighed by the evil of giving the gov’t more power.

Anyway, have a good one

]]> By: Diana http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-beginning-of-the-end/#comment-473792 Diana Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:48:39 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1207#comment-473792 Are you trying to say that whole milk is healthier?? Because I strongly disagree with that! Are you trying to say that whole milk is healthier?? Because I strongly disagree with that!

]]> By: Off-Label Pharmaceutical Promotion | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-beginning-of-the-end/#comment-387972 Off-Label Pharmaceutical Promotion | Mark's Daily Apple Mon, 18 May 2009 22:59:39 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1207#comment-387972 [...] The Beginning of the End? - Statins for Children [...] [...] The Beginning of the End? – Statins for Children [...]

]]> By: Brian http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-beginning-of-the-end/#comment-340851 Brian Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:21:05 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1207#comment-340851 Statins lower Choloesterol more than can be possibly be done with diet and exercise alone (lifestyle changes). The newer drugs on the market (especially Crestor) will lower bad cholesterol over 50% and there is a wealth of data out there that shows when you get LDL below 70mg/dl you significantly reduce the chance of an MI. And if you read the Prescribing Index you'll notice that these drugs are indicated to work "in conjunction with diet and exercise", not instead of them. Statins lower Choloesterol more than can be possibly be done with diet and exercise alone (lifestyle changes). The newer drugs on the market (especially Crestor) will lower bad cholesterol over 50% and there is a wealth of data out there that shows when you get LDL below 70mg/dl you significantly reduce the chance of an MI. And if you read the Prescribing Index you’ll notice that these drugs are indicated to work “in conjunction with diet and exercise”, not instead of them.

]]> By: Nom nom nom nom… « No Magic Pill http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-beginning-of-the-end/#comment-249878 Nom nom nom nom… « No Magic Pill Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:13:42 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1207#comment-249878 [...] about screening and medicating children for high cholesterol (here, here, here, and here, and wrapped up neatly by Mark a couple hours after I initially posted this blog). Really? Kids with high [...] [...] about screening and medicating children for high cholesterol (here, here, here, and here, and wrapped up neatly by Mark a couple hours after I initially posted this blog). Really? Kids with high [...]

]]> By: Meg http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-beginning-of-the-end/#comment-248255 Meg Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:15:48 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1207#comment-248255 Nicole, You response that doctors would be justified in prescribing anything because doctors might have to "FORCE us" to be healthy gave me chills. So many people in America have slipped unawares into the kind of thinking that rolls out a red carpet for totalitarian government. When did people start thinking that "We the People" deserve to be forced, collectively, on issues of personal choice, because some make choices others don't agree with? What happened to each person making their own choices and agreeing to disagree (but not taking control of another's life)? Much as it can be frustrating to accept that other people won't always live their lives in a way that we personally approve of, I think the evil that comes of the "There Oughtta Be A Law!" mentality cannot be overstated. If we give up too many more of our rights to make personal decisions, there will be no hope of recovering any semblance of liberty here or anywhere else. "Live and Let Live" needs a resurrection. I too used to get worked up over the things others do or don't do, until I realized that I would rather live in a world where I would have to put up with other people not living as I think is best, than live in a world where one authority decides for us what is best, and we have no choice but to conform and submit. Nicole,
You response that doctors would be justified in prescribing anything because doctors might have to “FORCE us” to be healthy gave me chills. So many people in America have slipped unawares into the kind of thinking that rolls out a red carpet for totalitarian government. When did people start thinking that “We the People” deserve to be forced, collectively, on issues of personal choice, because some make choices others don’t agree with? What happened to each person making their own choices and agreeing to disagree (but not taking control of another’s life)?

Much as it can be frustrating to accept that other people won’t always live their lives in a way that we personally approve of, I think the evil that comes of the “There Oughtta Be A Law!” mentality cannot be overstated. If we give up too many more of our rights to make personal decisions, there will be no hope of recovering any semblance of liberty here or anywhere else.
“Live and Let Live” needs a resurrection. I too used to get worked up over the things others do or don’t do, until I realized that I would rather live in a world where I would have to put up with other people not living as I think is best, than live in a world where one authority decides for us what is best, and we have no choice but to conform and submit.

]]> By: Statin Insanity | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-beginning-of-the-end/#comment-205572 Statin Insanity | Mark's Daily Apple Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:09:49 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1207#comment-205572 [...] The Beginning of the End? - Statins for Children [...] [...] The Beginning of the End? – Statins for Children [...]

]]> By: Vitamin D - Parkinson's Disease Correlation and Child Dosage | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-beginning-of-the-end/#comment-195673 Vitamin D - Parkinson's Disease Correlation and Child Dosage | Mark's Daily Apple Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:02:35 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1207#comment-195673 [...] Academy of Pediatrics after their recent recommendation to give statins to children (seriously, read it and weep), we’re going to have to side with them on this [...] [...] Academy of Pediatrics after their recent recommendation to give statins to children (seriously, read it and weep), we’re going to have to side with them on this [...]

]]> By: Heather http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-beginning-of-the-end/#comment-94954 Heather Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:49:02 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1207#comment-94954 To add to Chris's last statment, I wonder if parents who were told that their children needed lifelong medication wouldn't be even MORE likely to give in to the desire to "spoil" their kid with junk... If they're dumb enough to believe an unproven drug will work then they might be dumb enough to think, "Poor little Johnny deserves some ice cream & a movie because he's sick." I don't mean to come as terribly negative, but there are TONS of unfit parents out there, as evidenced by the TONS of unfit (and by that I mean unhealthy) children everywhere. When I see a ten year old that resembles a beach ball it both saddens & infuriates me. With damaging behaviors reinforced throughout their formative years, some children seemed destined for the miserable lives their parents are living. This is a quote from the press release - "The statement also recommends the use of reduced-fat dairy products, such as two percent milk, for children as young as one year of age for whom overweight or obesity is a concern." Why would anyone have a concern about a one year old being OBESE?! What could they possibly be eating to make them obese? To add to Chris’s last statment, I wonder if parents who were told that their children needed lifelong medication wouldn’t be even MORE likely to give in to the desire to “spoil” their kid with junk… If they’re dumb enough to believe an unproven drug will work then they might be dumb enough to think, “Poor little Johnny deserves some ice cream & a movie because he’s sick.”

I don’t mean to come as terribly negative, but there are TONS of unfit parents out there, as evidenced by the TONS of unfit (and by that I mean unhealthy) children everywhere. When I see a ten year old that resembles a beach ball it both saddens & infuriates me. With damaging behaviors reinforced throughout their formative years, some children seemed destined for the miserable lives their parents are living.

This is a quote from the press release –

“The statement also recommends the use of reduced-fat dairy products, such as two percent milk, for children as young as one year of age for whom overweight or obesity is a concern.”

Why would anyone have a concern about a one year old being OBESE?! What could they possibly be eating to make them obese?

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