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Yoghurt consumption curbs heart disease
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Moderate daily consumption of yoghurt prevents
thickening of the carotid artery and keeps heart disease at bay.
Dietician Kerry Ivey from Sir Charles Gardener
Hospital said lack of research into the effect of dairy products on cartoid
thickening agent CCA-IMT necessitated the study.
`In general, dairy products get a bit of a bad
rap in regard to cardiovascular disease, but there has been a demonstrated
cardiovascular benefit in probiotic and yoghurt consumption,` adds Ivey,
according to the journal American Society for Nutrition.
The trial used a cohort of 1,080 Perth women
over the age of 70, who had been randomly selected for a `Calcium Intake and
Fracture Outcome Study`, according to a Sir Charles Gardner statement.
Participants answered questionnaires with the
aid of a research assistant who used food models, cups, spoons and charts to
ensure identical measurements representing consumption were used.
Three different measurements of the left and
right carotid arteries at two different angles were averaged out to find the
participants mean (average) IMT (intima-media thickness), both initially and
after three years.
Those with a high to moderate yoghurt
consumption of 100 grams per day or above had significantly lower CCA-IMT than
those with yoghurt consumption of 100 grams per day or less.
Research also highlighted that high milk and
cheese consumption equalled higher CCA-IMT compared with high yogurt
consumption.
Courtesy: IANS
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