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Contact: Toni Baker
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Georgia Health Sciences University
Caption: Adolescents who don't eat enough fiber tend to have bigger bellies and higher levels of inflammatory factors in their blood, both major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, researchers report.
Credit: Phil Jones, GHSU Photographer
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