Continuing the information about dairies, I considered that the subject of yogurt, which has become more and more popular nowadays shouldn’t be left behind… So even if you are on a diet, or you’re just interested about its pros and cons, continue reading, because it might change your eating habits.

So yogurt represents a coagulated milk through fermentation. Each gram of yogurt contains milions of germs, so always respect the valability term written on the can.

150 g of yogurt contains 50% of the daily need of Phosphor and 40% of Calcium.

1 yogurt/ day diminishes blood cholesterol by 3% and LDL-Cholesterol by 4 %.

Lactobacilus bacteria destroys the “bad’ bacteria from our intestine which causes diarrhea.

I am sure you’ve heard of  “bifidus”, right? So do these types of yogurts work? Well Bifidobacteria are usually present in our intestinal flora, having an essential role due to their participation at the final part of the digestion. These are predominant at birth, when breastfed, their number getting smaller by age.

Chaotic eating habits, stress, antibiotics can harm our intestinal flora and can lead to constipation, bloating, discomfort and diarrhea.

Bifidus assures a good equilibrium for the intestinal flora, it reduces digestion time on colon level preventing constipation.

So Bifidus yogurts have the same effect on our organism like fibers, being a great alternative for people who suffer of chronic constipation and don’t consume enough fibers.

Read more… tomorrow!