Yogurt (even with sugar) to reduce the risk of Diabetes? ... really???

Yogurt (even with sugar) to reduce the risk of Diabetes? ... really???
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What evidence was the basis to enable such claims on yogurts? What's more, yogurts of all types? 🧐

This article neatly goes through what " limited evidence " was the basis for the FDA's approval on this health claim. 

In essence, observational studies, and not all consistent...There is quite a stretch betwen food than can be considered a generally healthy option (go for the sugar free option), and it actually reducing the risk of suffering a condition, making it sound like it is a magic bullet !

👉 Read here.

🥥For more articles like this, visit our blog. You might also want to read about how ultra-processed foods increase the risk of diabetes by 40% or check out our type 2 diabetes warning.

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