People who are fond of eating yogurt not only have in common how much they value the taste and texture of this dairy derivative. According to a new study published in Nutrition Research , they also have a more balanced diet with a higher supply of essential nutrients than the majority of the population. In other words, those who eat yogurt several times a week also tend to eat larger amounts of other healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, fish, and grains. And they consume less processed meats and beer than the population average.
? Yogurt is an important source of calcium, potassium and magnesium ", as explained by Paul F. Jacques, a researcher at Tufts University (USA) and co-author of the work. That explains why in the study yogurt fans were shown to be 48% less likely to have low calcium levels and 55% less likely to suffer from vitamin B12 deficiencies . Added to this is that regular yogurt consumers were also less deficient in magnesium (28%) and zinc (34 %) , and that their blood glucose and triglyceride levels were slightly lower, in addition to having fewer problems with insulin resistance.
