According to three UCSF researchers, recent guidelines that recommend children to be tested for cholesterol levels fail to weigh health benefits against potential harms and costs. The researchers highlight the fact that the recommendations, published in Pediatrics, are not based on solid evidence, but on expert opinion, which raises the issue of potential conflict of interest due disclosure of the guidelines' authors.This group believes the original authors have conflicts of interest- will benefit from this recommendation.
And guess what- serum cholesterol levels do not predict heart disease. So the kids won't.
Heads they win, tails you lose.
