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Article: High on Food High in Calcium
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- April 25, 2006
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Parents and their offspring sometimes seem like they have little
in common. But they often both fall short on a key nutrient: calcium.
This common mineral is best known for building strong bones. But
without enough calcium, your body can't maintain healthy blood
vessels, produce enough hormones or enable nerves to signal each
other. Calcium helps regulate blood pressure, and a number of studies
point to a role for calcium in preventing insulin resistance -- the
condition that is one step shy of type 2 diabetes.
For these reasons, getting more calcium is one goal of this, the
fourth and final week of the Lean Plate Club Fit for Fun Family
Challenge, a program designed to help develop ...