Kids who don’t eat enough magnesium-rich foods tend to have more body inflammation, even if they’re not more overweight than other kids.

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Excessive Refined Carbohydrates and Scarce Micronutrients Intakes Increase Inflammatory Mediators and Insulin Resistance in Prepubertal and Pubertal Obese Children Independently of Obesity

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2014

This study found that obese Mexican kids who don’t eat enough magnesium have more inflammation in their bodies, even if they’re overweight or going through puberty — so eating more magnesium might help reduce inflammation.

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Excessive Refined Carbohydrates and Scarce Micronutrients Intakes Increase Inflammatory Mediators and Insulin Resistance in Prepubertal and Pubertal Obese Children Independently of Obesity

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DOI: 10.1155/2014/849031

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