http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/tipsheet/archive/2008/08/09/do-statins-help-overweight-children.aspxStatins used to be for aging boomers and their parents. Now the American Academy of Pediatrics says the cholesterol-lowering drugs can help kids as young as 8 who suffer from extremely high cholesterol levels. (The FDA has approved most statins for kidsenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 2.18)