Medical Xpress publishes UMaine release on cardiometabolic health research
Medical Xpress published a University of Maine news release about a study on the association between consumption of yogurt and other dairy foods and a healthier cardiometabolic profile. The study was led by UMaine researchers Georgina Crichton, Olivia Bogucki and Merrill Elias. The researchers found that study participants who reported eating more yogurt regularly also ate more servings of fruit, vegetables, nuts and fish, and fewer servings of sweets, sugar-sweetened soda and alcohol, the release states. The data was converted into a score showing the relationship between eating yogurt and eating healthy food overall. Participants with higher scores had lower fasting plasma glucose levels and smaller waist circumferences, smoked fewer cigarettes and engaged in more physical activity, and were less likely to have metabolic syndrome abdominal obesity, according to the release. The study’s results show consumption of yogurt and other dairy foods, along with other heart-healthy foods, is associated with a more favorable cardiometabolic profile.