Why You Should Eat Yogurt

Most people eat yogurt because they like it, but studies of yogurt's health benefits show it has plenty more to offer. In a recent report, scientists from Tufts University in Boston concurred there is substantial evidence that yogurt is beneficial for a number of gastrointestinal conditions, including lactose intolerance, constipation, diarrheal diseases, colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, Helicobacter pylori infection, and allergies. Yogurt's benefits come from the microflora it introduces into the digestive tract, the improvement of bowel transit, and the enhancement of gastrointestinal immune responses. In a recent study in Israel, scientists fed yogurt to rats with clinically produced arthritis. They noted that yogurt consu... [Cancercompass News: Cancer Nutrition]

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