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Old Tue, Dec-05-00, 16:36
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Hi, here are two articles about Cholesterol IQ from webMD. Not sure which is the one Ken is referring to; both of course, promote the lowfat, high carbohydrate way of eating to lower blood cholesterol.

This first one is from webMD Canada
http://my.webmd.ca/content/article/1671.50422

This one is from the US site
http://my.webmd.com/content/dmk/dmk_article_50256

From the US site, here's one scary comment: "For most children, who are not from high-risk families, the best way to reduce the risk of adult heart disease is to follow a low saturated fat, low cholesterol eating pattern. All children over the age of 2 years and all adults should adopt a heart healthy eating pattern as a principal way of reducing coronary heart disease."

WRONG! Children up to the age of 4 years should be getting adequate fat in their diet. Yet, I have seen my health conscious friends give their toddlers skim milk to drink, and skim milk cheese slices, or white bread smeared with fat-reduced peanut butter. Then they wonder why the kids are always sick, getting every bug around. Sorry, I'm ranting. Kids need real food, with real, natural fat in it.

Doreen

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