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Daily Cheese and Yoghurt intake may Decrease the risk of Diabetes
Good news for cheese lovers, as study recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has concluded that daily intake of 55 gms of cheese actually decreases the chances of developing Diabetes Type 2 by 12 %, similar decrease was seen in people consuming 55 gms of yoghurt daily or thick fermented Dairy products like Butter Milk But it was NOT related to the total Dairy foods intake! The study was a large one involving 16,800 healthy adults and 12,400 patients with type 2 diabetes from eight European countries, including the UK & France. But the results were not similar for everyone- the French showed decreased Diabetes risk wheras the risk of getting Diabetes increased in the UK Study population for a similar intake of Cheese, Yoghurt or thick Fermented dairy products like Butter Milk. Another interesting point to be underlined here is that this study shows only the association and not the causation! The reason behind these findings may be the presence of the Bacteria and some byproducts of the fermentation process in these foods together with high quantities of Magnesium and Calcium, but as the researchers have themselves indicated this requires further investigation….. |
