B.
lactis
What It Does
Knocks out allergies. Sufferers who downed a B. lactis drink daily for eight weeks had half the nasal symptoms that a control group had.
How It Works
Researchers speculate that B. lactis decreases histamine-producing white blood cell activity, which in turn reduces sensitivity to allergens.
Find It In
Knocks out allergies. Sufferers who downed a B. lactis drink daily for eight weeks had half the nasal symptoms that a control group had.
How It Works
Researchers speculate that B. lactis decreases histamine-producing white blood cell activity, which in turn reduces sensitivity to allergens.
Find It In
Siggi's Skyr, Activia yogurts
L.
casei Shirota
What It Does
Cures a cold. Researchers in Japan found that drinking L. casei Shirota every day sped recovery from upper respiratory infections by 31 percent.
How It Works
This bacteria strain plays a role in enhancing the activity of natural killer cells, which target and destroy illness-causing viruses in your body.
Find It In
Yakult probiotic drink
Cures a cold. Researchers in Japan found that drinking L. casei Shirota every day sped recovery from upper respiratory infections by 31 percent.
How It Works
This bacteria strain plays a role in enhancing the activity of natural killer cells, which target and destroy illness-causing viruses in your body.
Find It In
Yakult probiotic drink
L.
acidophilus plus B. lactis
What It Does
Helps you poop. Constipation sufferers who ate yogurt containing both strains reported a 62 percent improvement in their symptoms.
How It Works
These bacteria may lower pH levels in your gut, boosting neurotransmitter activity and triggering contractions in your intestines.
Find It In
Wallaby Organic, Lifeway kefirs
Helps you poop. Constipation sufferers who ate yogurt containing both strains reported a 62 percent improvement in their symptoms.
How It Works
These bacteria may lower pH levels in your gut, boosting neurotransmitter activity and triggering contractions in your intestines.
Find It In
Wallaby Organic, Lifeway kefirs
Fight
Off Sugar Shock
A simple snack offers tantalizing
promise: Yogurt could help protect you from type 2 diabetes.
In new research from the U.K., people who ate about 1/3 cup of yogurt daily had a 28 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who consumed none. The scientists speculate that the combo of vitamins, minerals, and probiotics in yogurt helps stabilize blood glucose.
Also, menaquinones—a class of vitamin K found in fermented foods—may play a role in improving insulin sensitivity.
In new research from the U.K., people who ate about 1/3 cup of yogurt daily had a 28 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who consumed none. The scientists speculate that the combo of vitamins, minerals, and probiotics in yogurt helps stabilize blood glucose.
Also, menaquinones—a class of vitamin K found in fermented foods—may play a role in improving insulin sensitivity.
Block
Gut Punches
Rumbling stomach? A PLOS One review
suggests that probiotics may ease eight types of gastrointestinal distress,
including diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome.
In fact, these beneficial bacteria could reduce the collective risk of those ailments by 42 percent, the researchers note, because of their capacity to overwhelm gut pathogens. A blend with multiple strains was especially potent, cutting the risk of GI trouble by 83 percent.
Choose yogurt with several strains of live, active cultures.
In fact, these beneficial bacteria could reduce the collective risk of those ailments by 42 percent, the researchers note, because of their capacity to overwhelm gut pathogens. A blend with multiple strains was especially potent, cutting the risk of GI trouble by 83 percent.
Choose yogurt with several strains of live, active cultures.
Meanwhile, here is a word of caution:
The One Yogurt You Should Never Eat
Yogurt’s moment as an ultimate health food is still going
strong. Case in point: A new study in over 6,500 men and women, published in Nutrition Research, found that
people who ate more than two servings of yogurt a week had better overall
diets, consuming more potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and vitamins B2 and
B12. That’s one reason they were healthier, too, with lower triglycerides,
glucose, and systolic blood pressure than those who ate yogurt less often.
Yes, yogurt eaters have more nutritious eating habits. The study found they tend to consume fewer calories from processed meat, refined grains, and beer, and more produce, nuts, fish, and whole grains than yogurt-skippers.
“But even after accounting for the healthier diets of yogurt consumers, we found that eating yogurt itself leads to a healthier diet because it supplies three nutrients that many Americans don’t get enough of: potassium, calcium, and vitamin B12,” says study coauthor Paul Jacques, D.Sc., director of the Nutritional Epidemiology Laboratory at Tufts University.
We know your grocery store is stocked to the gills with options, so here’s how to make a smart pick:
First, avoid the yogurts that are akin to “flavored milk jellos,” as registered dietitian Alexandra Caspero, owner of weight-management and sports-nutrition service Delicious-Knowledge.com, calls them. Check out the ingredients label—it should basically contain cultured milk and cultures (the GI-healthy probiotics like S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Acidophilus, etc.)
Prefer Greek yogurt instead of the traditional kind? Either is fine. Aside from the differences in protein (per cup: over 20 grams in plain Greek versus 10 g in regular), you’ll be getting the same nutrients and probiotics. “There’s nothing ‘magical’ about Greek yogurt, although more protein can aid in satiety,” says Caspero. Here are Caspero's picks for the best yogurts for men:
1. Stonyfield Greek 0% Fat Vanilla Yogurt Yes, it’s flavored, but with organic sugar and no added colors or flavors, it’s a solid pick for 170 calories and 22 g of protein per cup.
2. Stonyfield Fat-Free Plain Yogurt “With 10 grams of protein and 110 calories per cup, this is a good choice to add into smoothies, oatmeal, or cereal with a tiny drizzle of honey or maple syrup," Caspero says.
3. So Delicious Dairy Free Cultured Almond Milk Greek Style "Great for guys who can't tolerate dairy for whatever reason," Caspero says. "Though almond milk is traditionally lower in protein, this yogurt is pumped up with pea protein for 7 grams per container and only 140 calories."
Yes, yogurt eaters have more nutritious eating habits. The study found they tend to consume fewer calories from processed meat, refined grains, and beer, and more produce, nuts, fish, and whole grains than yogurt-skippers.
“But even after accounting for the healthier diets of yogurt consumers, we found that eating yogurt itself leads to a healthier diet because it supplies three nutrients that many Americans don’t get enough of: potassium, calcium, and vitamin B12,” says study coauthor Paul Jacques, D.Sc., director of the Nutritional Epidemiology Laboratory at Tufts University.
We know your grocery store is stocked to the gills with options, so here’s how to make a smart pick:
First, avoid the yogurts that are akin to “flavored milk jellos,” as registered dietitian Alexandra Caspero, owner of weight-management and sports-nutrition service Delicious-Knowledge.com, calls them. Check out the ingredients label—it should basically contain cultured milk and cultures (the GI-healthy probiotics like S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Acidophilus, etc.)
Prefer Greek yogurt instead of the traditional kind? Either is fine. Aside from the differences in protein (per cup: over 20 grams in plain Greek versus 10 g in regular), you’ll be getting the same nutrients and probiotics. “There’s nothing ‘magical’ about Greek yogurt, although more protein can aid in satiety,” says Caspero. Here are Caspero's picks for the best yogurts for men:
1. Stonyfield Greek 0% Fat Vanilla Yogurt Yes, it’s flavored, but with organic sugar and no added colors or flavors, it’s a solid pick for 170 calories and 22 g of protein per cup.
2. Stonyfield Fat-Free Plain Yogurt “With 10 grams of protein and 110 calories per cup, this is a good choice to add into smoothies, oatmeal, or cereal with a tiny drizzle of honey or maple syrup," Caspero says.
3. So Delicious Dairy Free Cultured Almond Milk Greek Style "Great for guys who can't tolerate dairy for whatever reason," Caspero says. "Though almond milk is traditionally lower in protein, this yogurt is pumped up with pea protein for 7 grams per container and only 140 calories."
Source: Men’s Health
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