Yogurt may reduce risk of CVD

Yogurt may reduce risk of CVD

In people with high blood pressure:

• Consuming two or more servings of yogurt per week, especially when part of a healthy diet, is associated with a reduced risk of heart attack or stroke compared with a consumption of less than one serving per month
• Overall, among those eating two or more servings of yogurt per week, women had a 17% lower CVD risk and men had a 21% lower risk compared with those who consumed less than one serving per month

Consuming 200 g of yogurt daily may reduce CVD risk:

• A meta-analysis of nine cohort studies (from the USA, Sweden, The Netherlands, Finland and the UK) did not observe a significant association between yogurt intake and CVD when comparing the highest yogurt consumption with the lowest intake.
• However, in a subgroup analysis, consumption of ≥200 g/day was associated with a significantly reduced risk of CVD.

References:

• Buendia JR, Li Y, Hu FB, et al. Regular yogurt intake and risk of cardiovascular disease among hypertensive adults. Am J Hypertens 2018;31:557–65.

• Wu L, Sun D. Consumption of yogurt and the incident risk of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis of nine cohort studies. Nutrients 2017;9:315