Could a yogurt a day keep diabetes away – and protect our heart and blood vessels?
A balanced diet, exercise and maintaining a healthy weight are widely recommended to help prevent type 2 diabetes and keep…
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Yogurt stands out among fermented foods for reducing risk factors for diabetes
Fermented food such as yogurt and cheese are popularly considered good for our health. All sorts of benefits have been…
Set your sights on a regular yogurt consumption… to keep cataracts at bay?
We’ve all heard yogurt can be good for us, but who’d have thought that it might even help preserve our…
Yogurt may protect against diabetes, obesity and heart disease by curbing inflammation
You may already be choosing yogurt as a great source of healthy nutrients, especially good for maintaining strong bones. It…
People with type 2 diabetes are failing to eat enough fruit, vegetables, dairy and grains
Many people ignore advice about making healthy food choices to help avoid major long-term conditions. Such advice is especially important…
Switching to whole-fat fermented milk is associated with reduced risk of stroke
Dietary guidelines recommending low-fat dairy products in stroke prevention have been called into question by the findings of this large-scale…
Choose the right protein-rich foods to help protect you against type 2 diabetes
It has been scientifically proven that too much carbohydrate and fat in our diet can increase the risk of developing…
Yogurt as a sustainable food: an expert’s opinion and supporting evidence
As a nutrient-dense food, what is the place of yogurt in a sustainable diet? This Digest "yogurt as a sustainable…
Dairy products may help protect against chronic diseases through their antioxidant potential
It’s vital for the foods we eat to combat oxidative stress as this is involved in the onset of most…
Lactose as a nutrient
Lactose is the principal sugar (or carbohydrate) naturally found, in various amount, in milk and dairy. Lactase, an enzyme present…