Kids who eat more calcium-rich foods tend to have less body inflammation, but this doesn’t seem to help their blood sugar control.

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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

The study looked at what kids ate and found that not getting enough magnesium, not calcium, was linked to more inflammation. It also found that eating too many sugary carbs caused insulin problems — not low calcium. So, the claim about calcium helping with inflammation is not backed by this study.

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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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