Will yogurt lower your risk of type 2 diabetes?
Yogurt was in the news this week. Why? Because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will let yogurt companies put a new health claim on yogurt. One company, Danone North America requested the FDA let them put a health claim on yogurt that eating yogurt reduces one’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes. What evidence did the Danone North America company submit to FDA related to yogurt and type 2 diabetes? Amanda Blechman, a registered dietitian with the company, stated that Danone filed a petition with the FDA reviewing 32 research studies on yogurt and type 2 diabetes. These studies show that eating some yogurt may help reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. A Harvard study “found that a daily serving of yogurt was linked to an 18% lower risk of type 2 diabetes”. What did FDA decide? FDA noted “there is some credible evidence supporting a relationship between yogurt intake and reduced risk of...