A new Australian study suggests that dairy and yogurt consumption may increase health-related quality of life scores for many adolescent boys. Whatever the mechanism, this investigation showed us that promoting adequate consumption of dairy foods, especially yogurt, might benefit adolescent boys socially, academically or emotionally.
Yogurts and cottage cheese are predictive of a lower risk of death
The study population comprised 960 middle-aged men (mean age 55.5 ±6.2 years), who were randomly selected from the general population in three French areas and followed over a median of 14.8 years. Risk of death in accordance with selected foods groups was assessed by Cox modelling after extensive adjustment for confounders, including a diet quality index. After extensive adjustment, yogurt and cottage cheese consumed in moderation were among the food groups that remained independently predictive of a lower risk of death (adjusted relative risk 0.50).
Moderate amounts of diverse food
The study also highlights a lower risk of death for other food groups: a moderate consumption of other types of cheese (RR = 0.62), and bread (RR = 0.57), and an above-median consumption of milk (RR = 0.61) and fruits and vegetables (RR = 0.68). Besides, there was a non-significant trend for a higher risk of death, associated with highest sodium intakes. The authors conclude that a diet providing moderate amounts of diverse food groups appears associated with the highest life expectancy.
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Source : Bongard V et al. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2016;70:715-722. doi:10.1038/ejcn.2016.19
