Is yogurt healthy?
Although it seems like good advice, eating a yogurt-a-day is not wise. Yogurt, even the non-fat variety, is a source of animal protein that has been linked to cancer development and its progression. While it is true that the vitamin B12 content of yogurt surpasses that of most plant-based foods, it is not wise to eat yogurt everyday. Eating organic foods can help to supply needed amounts of this vital nutrient that are destroyed by pesticides, fungicides, and other conventional growing practices.
Increasing numbers of recent studies support eating a diet free of animal foods and focusing on foods that are derived from plants – vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts, and seeds. Adopting a whole foods, plant-based diet can stop the development of the diseases of nutritional extravagance common in America and the western world, such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.
About the Author
Peggy Kraus is a clinical exercise physiologist at Southampton Hospital in New York. She received her Masters degree in Professional Physical Education from New York University and after many years in commercial and corporate fitness settings has been in the cardiac and pulmonary rehab setting now for 10 years. Her job duties include educating rehab patients about the link between exercise, nutrition, and good health. Peggy has been published in IDEA’s Fitness Journal and in AFAA’s American Fitness, and her continuing education course, Atherosclerosis: Causes, Consequences, and Treatments, is offered in CEU4U’s nursing course catalog.
david responds:
Posted: February 29th, 2008 at 10:07 am →
Yogurt cheese (or YoChee) is a wonderful versatile ingredient with substantial nutritional benefits ( a creamy food which is low or no fat plus protein and calcium). You might want to take a look at,” Eat Well the YoChee Way” a guide and cookbook to this important food. It really expands the use of yogurt cheese to desserts, main courses and much more. Also nutritional content. Also, the website YoChee.com contains a free yogurt cheese how- to slide show, nutrition information and free recipes.
Levi responds:
Posted: February 29th, 2008 at 10:19 am →
What about the extremely high sugar content in most yogurts? That can’t help much
Peggy Kraus responds:
Posted: March 6th, 2008 at 3:56 pm →
Because casein, a major protein in milk, has been linked to the development and progression of cancer, ideally, it should be eliminated from the diet. That includes milk, chese, and yes, yogurt. Dietary protein should come from plants.