Research confirms yogurt consumption correlates with a host of health benefits. Yogurt-eaters who consume more than three servings of yogurt per week appear to be better able to manage their weight.
Jacques and Huifen Wang at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts examined data from the Framingham studies to see if there was a connection between yogurt consumption and weight. Their findings suggest yogurt could be helpful, if not for weight loss, then at least for weight maintenance.
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The data, published in the International Journal of Obesity in 2014, showed people who ate more than three servings of yogurt a week gained less weight over the course of a year than those who ate less than one serving.
A meta-analysis by Jacques and Wang of existing research on yogurt and weight, published last year in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, also found that yogurt-rich diets were associated with less weight gain over time. The same association was not true for consumption of low-fat or nonfat milk. And comparable consumption of whole milk and cheese was associated with weight gain..