Full-fat yogurt lowers obesity risk
Eating full-fat yogurt daily could help you lose weight faster than eating low fat yogurt.
People who ate at least one small 125g pot of full fat yogurt a day were 19 per cent less likely to be obese compared to those who ate less than two pots a week.
However, eating low fat yogurt did not appear to have any impact on the risk of obesity. Experts believe this may be due to the extra sugar added to low fat versions.
The effects were most marked in people who already ate a healthy Mediterranean diet, high in fish, vegetables and olive oil.
In this group those who ate one pot of yogurt per day were 25 per cent less likely to be obese than those who ate two pots a week without the Mediterranean diet.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Published: 31 May 2014
Category: Features, Wellness and Complementary Therapies
