Kids who eat a lot of sugary foods and white bread tend to have worse insulin resistance—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

Cross-Sectional Study

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2014

This study found that obese Mexican kids who ate a lot of refined carbs like white bread and sugar had worse insulin resistance—even if they weren’t especially fat around the middle—so eating too many bad carbs might be hurting their health all on its own.

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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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