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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
Statins?
My cholesterol is also borderline, hereditary, diet and exercise help but don't do the full monty for me.
My son is 12 and has had high cholesterol for 4-5 years now. Kid is a rail, 0% body fat and eats healthy. We don't allow soda or any other junk in the house. He'll snack on carrots before chips because he wants to not because we make him.
I was on statins for a bit and declined continuing because they were physically wrecking me. For the 2 years I was on them I never felt worse.
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I golfed with a man in his 50's about ten years ago. I walked on and asked if I could join him and he said he did not recommend me to join him. I said that I had lots of patience.
As we golfed he told me he had had 2 heart attacks already. He was also skinny as a rail and was on a low fat diet as his cholesterol was high.
I don't mean to scare you but what caught my attention was his intensity in the game of golf. Definitely an A type personality as he was constantly striding out distances to putt etc. Very intense he was. I did enjoy golfing with him. He was not angry at all. That I don't like on the golf course. Good luck with your son. I am sure he is getting lots of medical attention?
Cheers, Guy