Yogurt consumption and impact on health: focus on children and cardiometabolic risk
- 1 May 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 99 (5), 1243S-1247S
- https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.113.073379
Abstract
An accumulating body of epidemiologic data, clinical trials, and mechanistic studies suggests that yogurt consumption as part of a healthy diet may be beneficial to cardiometabolic health. This brief review focuses on children and adolescents, introducing new concepts underlying the effect of yogurt consumption on body weight maintenance and the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Specific properties of yogurt are discussed, which highlight that yogurt is an easy-to-digest, nutrient-dense, and satiating food that contains high-quality protein and specific amino acids. Moreover, the role of yogurt as a modulator of the gut microbiota in infancy is explored. We also propose the idea that the specific matrix of yogurt has bioavailability and metabolic properties that can be exploited to increase the functionality of this dairy product.Keywords
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