It is common knowledge that yogurt is part of a healthy diet, but this tasty food is actually much more beneficial than you might think. Thanks to its calcium, protein, vitamin D, B6 and B12 content, as well as riboflavin, the nutritional value of yogurt should not be underestimated. Best of all, it comes in so many different and tasty varieties that you are guaranteed to find something to match your taste.
1 Yogurt Offers Protection Against High Blood Pressure
Thanks to the pressures of modern living, high blood pressure is all too common. Fortunately, a studies have found that eating more yogurt has the benefit of providing protection against high blood pressure and can prevent hypertension (http://hyper.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/60/3_MeetingAbstracts/A188).
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A small study was performed by Japanese researchers found that regularly eating sugarless yogurt reduces the hydrogen sulfide levels in the mouths of participants. Since hydrogen sulfide causes bad breath this is good news for yogurt fans. In addition, the people who ate yogurt also had much lower levels of gingivitis and plague. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4367723.stm). Since yogurt is high in calcium it also strengthens teeth.
3 Yogurt Strengthens The Immune System
Anyone who regularly find themselves afflicted with colds or flus can benefit from the respiratory fighting properties of yogurt. Research have found that yogurt containing the Lactobacillus casei DN-114 001 probiotic strain can actually decrease the odds of ending up with a respiratory infection. It can also reduce the duration of the infection if it does occur and also reduce nasal congestion (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19747410).
4 Yogurt Lowers The Risk Of Developing Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes affects millions of people worldwide, but according to studies, eating yogurt daily can reduce the risk of getting this disease by up to 18% (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/12/215). Of course, it’s not a magical cure and must still be consumed as part of a healthy diet and
Daily take one huge bowel of yogurt via mixing the half cup of water and a couple of-3 pinches of salt.
The best time to use this mask is in the evening because this way your skin gets about 12 hours to heal before it is exposed to the sun. Moreover, I don’t fancy the idea of walking around smelling like fruit yoghurt, so nighttime use works for me.
Study overview: A randomised, placebo-controlled trial to investigate the impact of a nutritional intervention on blood pressure in adults with mild hypertension. The intervention will run for 12 weeks, and blood pressure will be measured at baseline and at the end of the 12 week period. Participants (n=30) will be otherwise healthy adults living near the Nutrition Research laboratory at Massey University.
Pediatric Dentists promote dental health of children as well as serve as education resources for parents. Healthy teeth are the results of healthy eating. “Like the rest of the body, the teeth, bones and the soft tissues of the mouth need a well-balanced diet. Children should eat a variety of foods from the five major food groups. Most snacks that children eat can lead to cavity formation. The more frequently a child snacks, the greater the chances for tooth decay.” (dentist4kid.com, 2014). Choose nutritious foods such as vegetables, low fat yogurt, and low fat cheese, if your child must snack, which are healthier and better for children’s teeth.
In conclusion it is not so simple to assume that a higher consumption of carbohydrates increases the risk of diabetes, but it is more important to make recommendations for the prevention of diabetes based on the quality and the not quantity of the carbohydrate (Hu et al, 2001). Based on the current research, diets that limit sugar sweetened beverages, are low in high GI and high GL foods and refined carbohydrates, and are high in fibre are optimal for reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Kris Gunnars of Authority Nutrition explains that “there are no proteins, essential fats, vitamins, or minerals in sugar…just pure energy.” This is why people call them “empty calories.” Added sugars can also cause tooth decay. Kris Gunnars says “it provides easily digestible energy for the bad bacteria in the mouth.” Our teeth begin to break down, rot, lose strength, and turn yellow. According the American Dental Association, when the normal bacteria inside your mouth come into contact with sugar, it produces acid that destroys enamel and results in tooth decay. People always hear dentists nagging them to limit their consumption of soda, cookies, donuts, and other sugar-filled snacks, but they really are of over exaggerating, added sugars really do have a history of causing tooth decay. Added sugars are also known to cause vitamin and mineral depletion. Added sugars use up our body’s stored B vitamins, calcium, and magnesium for digestion, while natural sugars are present in food that already contain these needed nutrients. By consuming these added sugars, these vitamins deplete and our nervous system suffers. According to Ann Marina of Livestrong, vitamin and mineral depletion may cause “… fatigue, depression, anxiety and lack of energy. Lack of calcium and magnesium may contribute to arthritis and osteoporosis.” Since added sugars are addictive, it may be hard to avoid tooth decay and vitamin and mineral depletion
Some Yogurt brands contain 29gms of sugar per serving. A breakfast bar made with real fruit and whole grains has 15gms of sugar. Cranberry/pomegranate juice with “No High Fructose Corn Syrup” has 30gms of sugar.
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In recent years, obesity has increased all the world which leads to an increase in the awareness of obesity’s side effect. There are several ways for obesity treatment such as diet, drugs, exercise, and surgical treatment. However, some of these treatments have side effect. Therefore, it is important to find a safe and effective way to control body weight. This can be the consumption of Lactobacillus gasseri.
Probiotics are the good and 'friendly' bacteria that can have many health benefits. These health benefits include aiding in a better immune system with patients who suffer from irritable bowel diseases or syndromes such as crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.Probiotics assist in digesting dairy products for those with lactose intolerance (Duvauchelle 1). They also give a balance to those who have to take antibiotics and helps relieve with side effects such as gas and cramping("Probiotics Symptoms, Causes, Treatment” 2). Vitamin A,Vitamin K,calcium,potassium, and protein are a list of many supplements provided in probiotics (Jerkunica,Bailey,and Gall 1). Probiotics play one of the biggest roles in the immune's response system (Jerkunica,Bailey, and Gall 1). However, there are many different types of probiotics claiming to work better than others. With refrigerated and non-refrigerated probiotics out on the market many have wondered what is the huge difference.
The term “Probiotic” is derived from Greek which means pro: for and bios: life (for life) in contradiction to antibiotic which means: against life. The term probiotic was first introduced by Lilly and Stillwel (1965) to express growth-promoting factors produced by microorganisms. Parker (1974) first specified designation “Probiotic”. He defined probiotics as microorganisms or substances, which contribute to the balance of the intestinal micro flora. Probiotics are biological products, which stimulate the immune system and increase its defensive activity against pathogenic bacteria. Probiotics stimulate the natural resistance of the organism by increasing the number of antibodies and increasing the effectiveness of macrophages (Stern et al.,2001). The probiotics are mainly used to balance the microflora of organisms, which in turn helpful for the growth of an organism as well as its production (Kabir et al.,2005). Probiotics will secrete the antimicrobial substances and alter the microflora to suppress the pathogen activity and they will show the anti-toxin effect (Janardhana et al.,2...
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High consumption of low fat dairy products is associated with decreased gout risk, possibly because casein and other milk proteins have uricosuric properties. Low dairy foods such as skim milk and eating foods made with them such as low calorie yogurt helps to reduce risk of gout attacks. Moderate amounts of dairy products should be ingested with at most three portions of dairy products daily