Yogurt It Helps Reduce the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

[Atticus Pizzaballa]

Yogurt Can Now Claim It Helps Reduce the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, FDA Says — But Evidence Still Limited

Critics fear that the FDA move will confuse consumers about the actual health value of some sugar-packed yogurts.



Becky Upham

ByBecky Upham

Fact Checked

on March 6, 2024


Key Takeaways

The FDA says all yogurt can now claim to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes — even those loaded with added sugars.

But the FDA-approved language is a “qualified claim,” meaning the scientific evidence for this potential benefit is limited.

Experts still recommend steering clear of yogurt with lots of added sugar.


The new qualified claim states that "Eating yogurt regularly, at least 2 cups (3 servings) per week, may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to limited scientific evidence."



How Could Yogurt Potentially Impact Type 2 Diabetes Risk?

According to the FDA statement, the agency concluded there “is some credible evidence” of benefit from eating yogurt as a whole food, but not because of any particular nutrient or ingredient contained in it.



Yogurts that contain probiotics may have anti-inflammatory properties to help combat elevated blood sugars (hyperglycemia), an inflammatory response that can cause damage to blood vessels, says Beth Czerwony, RD, at Cleveland Clinic’s Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute in Ohio.



Right now, the evidence on whether yogurt could reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes is limited and additional research is needed to confirm that hypothesis, says Czerwony.



“It is too difficult to support a claim that a single food could help prevent type 2 diabetes on its own. Certainly, if yogurt is being used as part of a healthy and balanced diet, there may be some correlation between cause and effect, but again, research is limited,” she says.


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The rest of the information is very good BUY stay away from the yogurts that are flavored since they are loaded with sugar. A cookie for some has less sugar.

I have a cup of Yogurt each day for breakfast and only the no fat plain Greek. I add blueberries' if I want is a little sweet and some cinnamon for added flavor. I usually have that with a protein shake using whey isolate protein 25 grams no sugar and 1 gram fat per serving. Make for a fast breakfast that is healthy. I tried cooking a fried egg or scrambled egg in morning but to much work so I add a hardboiled egg three time a week. I buy the hardboiled eggs all made from Walmart. I cannot hardboiled eggs for some reason and tried different method but I am always faced with shell removal that doesn't work.

[Clipper]

PB, look around at Walmart. I imagine that they have an egg cooker for about 10 or 12 bucks. I bought one a year or so ago. It can cook hard boiled, soft boiled, or poached eggs perfectly. There is a small plastic measuring container to measure the water depending on what sort of cooking you desire. You fill that little cup to the proper line for what you wish to do, pour it in the bottom of the machine. There is a small needle like spike on the bottom of the measure to puncture the small end of the egg before placing it on the cooking rack. Push the button and it will cook until the water is evaporated and it will signal it is done. Take the eggs and immediately put then in an ice bath or very cold water for a few minutes. They peel perfect and easily. I can cook 6 eggs at a time for deviled or pickled eggs in a very short time and without the frustration of having difficulty peeling them. We use it all the time. I poach eggs to eat on buttered toast in the morning, and hard boil eggs for pickling, and slicing to place on a salad. Kathy loves it for cooking the eggs to put in her macaroni and potato salads, and to make egg salad for sandwiches. We have yet to encounter any problems peeling the shells off the eggs.

[Clipper]

As for the yogurt, I eat a fruit flavored yogurt once in a great while, but I find plain unflavored yogurt disgusting I can't even swallow it. Given the choice between unflavored yogurt and my diabetes, I will continue to take care of my blood sugar without the assistance of yogurt.

Kathy eats plain yogurt with fresh fruit in it once in a while but usually likes the kind with the fruit on the bottom.

[clarencebunsen]

Full fat plain greek yogurt with whatever fruit we have (usually blueberries and raspberries) and sprinkled with cinnamon is one of my go-to breakfasts. Usually 3 times per week. Sometimes with granola.