The Health Benefits Of Yogurt: Study Says Regular Consumption Will Not Improve Your Life

Previous studies have shown that daily consumption of some yogurts can be particularly beneficial for your health. The live strains of "good bacteria" in certain types are good for the digestive tract. And let's not forget that yogurt eaters will also get a much needed dose of animal proteins, including several other nutrients found in dairy foods, like calcium, vitamin B-2, vitamin B-12, potassium and magnesium.

Yet a new study suggests that there is no link between the regular intake of yogurt and the improvement of physical and mental parameters.

For the study, researchers analyzed the relationship between the consumption of yogurt and mental improvement with over a three-and-a-half-year period in a sample of more than 4,000 adults.

"The regular consumption of yogurt was not linked to health-related quality of life," Esther López-García, lead author of the study, said in a news release. "For future research more specific instruments must be used which may increase the probability of finding a potential benefit of this food".

Furthermore, study results also showed no definite link for individuals who had not been diagnosed with any illnesses, who had never smoked and who followed a Mediterranean diet. They pointed this out due to a thought that people without any risk factors could disrupt the relationship currently under review.

"In comparison with people that did not eat yogurt, those who ate this dairy product regularly did not display any significant improvement in their score on the physical component of quality of life, and although there was a slight improvement mentally, this was not statistically significant," López-García concluded.

The findings are detailed in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.