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2017 was a year of scientific progress on yogurt. The YINI board of experts has reviewed and compiled a selection of five major studies for you, showing exciting results on the health potential of yogurt consumption, regarding obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk, but also regarding the health costs associated with T2D and the preventive effect of a globally balanced diet.

These studies show that:

Replacing traditional snacks, like biscuits and chocolate, for yogurt is associated with a significantly lower T2D risk in older adults at high cardiovascular risk (1)
An economic model to predict likely cost saving revealed that increased yogurt consumption could potentially help to reduce health service costs associated with T2D (2)
Higher consumption of whole fat yogurt was associated with a reduction in waist circumference and an increased probability of reversion of abdominal obesity in the elderly (3)
In obese individuals, yogurt consumption may improve gut health and reduce chronic inflammation by enhancing innate and adaptive immune responses, intestinal barrier function, lipid profiles, and by regulating appetite (4)
Combined intake of yogurt and fruit offers potential synergistic benefits on health, since they may help to prevent disease (5)

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References:

1 Díaz-López A, Bulló M, Martínez-González MA, et al. Dairy product consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in an elderly Spanish Mediterranean population at high cardiovascular risk. Eur J Nutr 2016;55:349–60.
2 Lenoir-Wijnkoop I, Mahon J, Claxton L, et al. An economic model for the use of yoghurt in type 2 diabetes risk reduction in the UK. BMC Nutr 2016;2:77.
3 Santiago S, Sayón-Orea C, Babio N, et al. Yogurt consumption and abdominal obesity reversion in the PREDIMED study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2016;26:468–75.
4 Pei R, Martin DA, DiMarco DM, Bolling BW. Evidence for the effects of yogurt on gut health and obesity. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017;57:1569–83.
5 Fernandez MA, Marette A. Potential health benefits of combining yogurt and fruits based on their probiotic and prebiotic properties. Adv Nutr 2017;8:155S–64S.