Things to note when eating yogurt

Yogurt is a dairy product made from natural fermentation. It brings many health benefits, good for the digestive system, however, like any other food, yogurt is both beneficial and harmful to health if not used properly.

How much is enough, when is the right time to eat?

Just like other foods, eating or drinking too much yogurt will make you feel uncomfortable. Experts recommend that healthy people should only eat 100-250g of yogurt per day (equivalent to 1-2 boxes).

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Some people especially like to eat yogurt, eating a lot after every meal, which can cause weight gain. Because yogurt itself contains a certain amount of calories, eating yogurt after eating rice means taking in too many calories, leading to weight gain. It is best to eat yogurt about 1 hour after a meal. Eating yogurt at night will have more benefits.

Do not eat yogurt on an empty stomach, that is when the acidity of gastric juice is at its highest, which will destroy most of the beneficial bacteria in yogurt. To avoid this harmful effect, before eating yogurt, we should reduce the acidity of gastric juice (there are many ways such as: eat 1 ripe banana or a few pieces of ripe papaya or 1 cucumber or a few salty crackers... then drink a small glass of water 50ml), then eat yogurt.

Eating too much yogurt causes excessive gastric acid production, affecting the stomach.

How about heated yogurt?

Yogurt should not be heated, because after heating, the most beneficial bacteria in yogurt are killed.

In addition, the taste and sensation will change, and the nutritional value and health protection function will also decrease. Store yogurt in the refrigerator when you buy it and use it within two weeks. It is best to use yogurt within one week after purchase. Remember to cover the remaining yogurt and store it in the refrigerator.

Yogurt with other foods

Yogurt can be combined with some other delicious foods such as cakes, dumplings... dry and wet, both delicious and nutritious. But absolutely do not eat with greasy processed meats such as sausages, Chinese sausages... Because when processing meat, people add Nitre, which is Nitric (III) Acid, when combined with Amine in yogurt, it will form N-nitrosamine - one of the very strong carcinogens.

Do not use with other medications because the substances in antibiotics or medications containing sulfur amines can also destroy or destroy beneficial bacteria in yogurt.

Yogurt should not be eaten with ice cream.

Yogurt is better than milk

Nowadays, scientists have proven that yogurt is better than fresh milk. Because in addition to the nutritional value it can bring, yogurt also has the ability to help improve the body's health...

Nutrition experts also confirm that: protein in yogurt helps prevent stomach cancer; calcium and iron help prevent anemia; vitamin A can prevent cancer; lactate prevents constipation and inhibits harmful bacteria; peptones and peptides have the effect of stimulating liver function. Therefore, yogurt is a more perfect substitute.

When should you not eat?

Yogurt is very good for health but not everyone can eat it, especially for those who often have stomachaches, diarrhea or intestinal problems. In addition, people with diabetes, arteriosclerosis, cholecystitis and pancreatitis should not eat it because yogurt contains a lot of sugar which will make the disease worse.

Yogurt is a really good food for people with cardiovascular disease, people who regularly drink alcohol, take antibiotics...

Fruit yogurt is more nutritious

If you want to enjoy a delicious fruit yogurt, then cut fresh fruit into pieces and mix them with yogurt to create a delicious, cool and nutritious yogurt. Don't think that prepackaged fruit yogurt is more nutritious than regular yogurt because the fruit in it has been processed, which greatly reduces its nutritional value.

According to VnMedia