Eat Yogurt To Prevent Gum Disease
>> June 15, 2008
A recent article in the Journal of Periodontology reports that yogurt may help prevent periodontitis, a type of gum disease. In a study of 942 subjects aged 40 to 79 years, the incidence of the disease was close to 50 percent lower among those that ate lactic acid foods (yogurt and lactic acid drinks) than among those who didn't eat any. Subjects who took in the same amount of calcium but through milk or cheese, instead of lactic acid foods, did not see a significant effect on periodontal disease. Why? Possibly it is because one of the important differences between lactic acid foods and other dairy products, such as milk and cheese, is the presence of lactobacilli. Lactobacilli is a probiotic that may control the overgrowth of gum disease-causing bacteria. All it takes is just 55 grams a day (about 1/2 a serving of yogurt.)
3 comments:
I love this! I eat plain yogurt with fresh berries daily so hopefully I am helping my gums. Great article!
Hey great article. I'm all for yoghurt - I make my own cos its getting too expensive to buy! This is great advice - another good reason to convince my friends to eat more yoghurt!
I love yogurt too and eat it almost daily. My favorite is apple flavored but I only know of one retail grocer that has that flavor so unless I happen to be there for something else (and when I am I stock up) I usually will just get vanilla.
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