Why eat yogurt? For starters, it's loaded with nutrients,
including protein, calcium and riboflavin. Still not convinced?
Consider the findings of a study that appeared in the European
Journal of Clinical Nutrition earlier this year.
Twenty-five
healthy volunteers (aged 60-83) were randomly assigned to
one of two groups. Twelve subjects drank six ounces of low-fat,
low-lactose milk twice a day for six weeks, while 13 subjects
drank the same milk supplemented with a strain of lactic acid
bacteria derived from yogurt (bifidobacterium lactis).
Results: Subjects who consumed milk supplemented with
B lactis showed significantly improved levels of a biomarker
for improved immunity compared with subjects who drank unsupplemented
milk. The authors are encouraged that these improvements in
immune function were noted after adopting a relatively short-term
diet (six weeks), concluding that "Dietary B lactis appears
to improve immune function in elderly subjects when delivered
in a milk-based diet."
Your chiropractor can evaluate your current diet and outline
a specific nutritional plan suitable to your needs.
Reference:
Arunachalam K, Gill HS, Chandra RK. Enhancement of natural
immune function by dietary consumption of Bifidobacterium
lactis (HN019). European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2000: Vol. 54, pp263-67.
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