Conducted among American consumers, this study demonstrated that the consumption of yoghurt is associated with a reduction in the risk of incidence of hypertension, and emphasises that each weekly portion of yoghurt can reduce this risk by 6.
Interview of Prof P. Jacques – Association of dairy consumption with hypertension
During the fringe poster sessions at the conference, Dr Paul Jacques (Tufts University, USA) presented the results of a study showing the interesting impact of yoghurt on metabolic diseases.