Do not treat report treat the patient, is the dictum in medical science. But what is happening today?
Patients come with blood ,scan reports which they get on their own and demand treatment for the
perceived ailments they diagnose by their interpretation.Doctors and druggists oblige.
Lipid profile report (Cholesterol report as popularly known) is the one people are concerned a lot these
days ,a milligram above normal in lab. report people lose sleep and consider it as their death warrant.
ATP 3 guidelines accepted worldwide on Lipid management:s recommendations.
As per the above LDL cholesterol;(bad cholesterol) above 190 mg in otherwise healthy individual
needs drug treatment.Anything less than that not. Even in the treatment options life style change comes
first.What does life style change mean? Cutting down oils,fat, high calorie diet ,above all avoiding
sedentary life and increasing physical activity.Here comes the problem .Everybody is ready to change their
style but not lifestyle. Eating fatty food ,avoiding physical activity has become status symbol. If you are a
professional with decent income you are not supposed to walk to your office even if it is half a km from your
home.It is below dignity. Children are not allowed to do any manual work including pulling up socks. If your
daddy is a doctor or businessman you are not be found walking to the school. Beware ! Atherosclerosis
process starts during the childhood itself.We have change the mindset.
But it is easy to take few pills and pharma companies are happy in propagating this cholesterol mania ,oil
companies not lagging .Everybody wants shortcut except for death.
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