Can incorporating yogurt into your diet keep diabetes at bay?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suggested it’s possible.
The health agency announced in March that it would not object to a claim by Danone North America – maker of Dannon and other popular yogurt brands – that regular yogurt consumption could reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes.
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The FDA intends to allow the claim to appear on yogurt labels, “provided that qualified health claims are made in a manner not to mislead consumers and other factors to the use of the claim are fulfilled”.
“After reviewing the petition and other evidence related to the qualification proposal health claim“The FDA has determined that there is credible evidence supporting a relationship between yogurt consumption and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, but this evidence is limited,” the FDA said in a statement.
The FDA said it would not object to the claim that regular yogurt consumption could reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. (iStock)
The health claim recently approved by the FDA is called a “qualified claim.”
This means the evidence is neither strong nor conclusive, but suggests a benefit to human health, noted Sherry Coleman Collins, a food allergy dietitian and expert in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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Regular consumption is considered 2 cups (3 servings) per week of yogurt, which is the minimum amount for this qualified health claim.
“I don’t like the idea of suggesting that one food alone has the power to reduce disease, because we know that it really comes down to health. power model” she told Fox News Digital.
Regular consumption is considered 2 cups (3 servings) per week of yogurt, which is the minimum amount for the qualified health claim. (iStock)
“Yoghurt – as part of a diet rich in plant-based foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains, protein foods like lean meats and/or beans, lentils and soy, and in fermented dairy products – has proven to be very beneficial for health.” Collins added.
According to Collins, yogurt with live, active cultures is a great way to introduce good bacteria into the diet.
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“A healthy gut, with a diverse microbiota rich in healthy strains, reduces the risk of many chronic diseases,” she said.
“The good bacteria present in fermented dairy products are…
