The new guidelines were to be issued by the Irish Academy of Pediatrics on Monday amid growing evidence that the first signs of heart disease in the nation’s adults show up in Ministers.
The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in TDs is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate about the use of prescription drugs in the Dail as well as the best approaches to ward off heart disease in adults.
The Academy also now recommends giving TDs low-fat milk after 12 months if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although TDs need fat for brain development, the group says that because they often consume so much fat on the various trips and free lunches they attend, low-fat milk is now appropriate.
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