Benefits of yogurt

[Girlygirl1980s]

I just happened to come across this and thougt you might be interested:


FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF YOGURT

The well-known health benefits of eating yogurt are the following:
• Enhanced lactose digestion,
• Prevention/treatment of acute rotavirus and antibiotic-induced diarrheas,
• Stimulation of intestinal immunity,
• Stabilization of Crohn’s disease,
• Improving the balance of microbial population in the intestines,
• Activity against Helicobacter Pylori,
• Improved immunity to disease,
• Inhibiting the growth of harmful bacteria. Yogurt’s fermenting agents produce some bacteriocins which, combined with their acidity, prove beneficial for the intestinal flora,
• Improving intestinal transit.

[kate1966]

My thoughts exactly...I am trying to eat at least one yogurt every morning....it's really suppose to be good for alot of things. I will be making it a priority now!!! Thanks for that good info

[lgood22573]

Darn! Now I have to eat that yogurt that's been sitting in my fridge. I
look at it everyday and think- I really should eat that before it expires.

[blondie90]

haha Lisa i do the same thing! my mom keeps buying it and no body eats it! i look at it every morning and then say, "nah, tomorrow!" i think i'm going to start though. i usually eat cheese for breakfast, and lunch, and dinner lol so i guess i should replace a meal with something that will actually be beneficial to my health!

[harmonygirl72]

I wish I didn't hate yogurt so much! :-(


Mary

[kate1966]

I used to hate yogurt so bad...but then i started eating the Yoplait...light...thick and creamy....my fav is strawberry and peaches and cream...it's so good and the texture is good....i used to gag on some of it. I like the vanilla flavor too.

[harmonygirl72]

Maybe I'll try that! Thanks!

[Babydoll]

oooh how can anyone hate yogurt? its soooo good!


you can get ones that are almost dessert like now very rich and creamy and Mmm Mmm good. I hear they are good for helping you loose weight too ( as long as you get the low calorie kind). my favorite are the vanilla ones. yumm.

[daffodil]

Ohh, I looove yogurt, but can't eat it right now for some reason. I do take a liquid acidophilus supplement daily, which should have some of those good effects.

[marieb73]

I started eating a cup of yoghurt daily a few weeks ago. I am lactose intolerant, but it hasn't bothered me. And it's helped stabilize my IBS a bit!!!!

[kate1966]

Marie yes, i do believe it does help ibs alot.......

[lucinda]

I eat that 'activa' yogurt daily, it seems to help a bit with IBS yay yogurt!

[kate1966]

Yeah, I have been meaning to try that Activa also....my friend loves it...so i will get some this weekend.

[lucinda]

Yeah, I have been meaning to try that Activa also....my friend loves it...so i will get some this weekend.

its really tasty too, I've tries all the flavors

[oda_elmira]

I'm a bit confused. You say that yogurt prevents rotavirus. Is rotavirus the same thing as the winter vomiting disease? Is it "The stomach bug"? I thought the stomach virus was called calicivirus or norovirus and I also thought that the rotavirus was a regular flu, same thing as the bei jing flu. Does anyone know? Does yogurt prevent stomach bugs or just regular flues?

[japa]

I'm pretty sure that calciviruses have been renamed as noroviruses by the science and medical community.


Rotavirus is another gastrointestinal virus that causes severe diarrhea in small children.

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[daffodil]

Is Activia yogurt any different from any other yogurt? More probiotics, perhaps?
Is taking a good acidophilus supplement just as effective? Edited by: daffodil

[Girlygirl1980s]

Oda_Elmira,


Rotavirus is a stomach virus.


Halfoverthefur

[chicajojobe]

The regular flu is caused by influenza viruses. Rotaviruses are stomach viruses but they usually aren't as bad as noroviruses (in that they cause d* more often than they do v*ing, and when they do cause v*ing it isn't usually as sudden and violent). Winter vomiting disease is caused by noroviruses.