Which yogurts do not make you fat?
Yogurts: slimming allies?
Faced with extra pounds, we often go in search of the miracle food that will help us lose weight. Fruits and vegetables seem to play this role wonderfully. However, they are not the only ones who can help uslose weight. In the dairy range, yogurt, low in calories, can also be an ally when you tend to gain weight.
Contrary to some popular ideas, yogurts do not make you fat, provided you exclude, of course, dessert creams and flavoredyogurts. To slim down, it is therefore advisable to favor0% yogurts andnatural yogurts. Weare going to boast about their merits right now.
The benefits of yogurt
Rich in calcium, but also in vitamins D and B12 and protein, yogurts are good for health but also for weight. Preferred without fat, they prevent cholesterol andprevent weight gain.
But their protein content also gives them asatiating effect, yogurts thus representing interesting appetite suppressant foods when we want to lose weight, since they limit our food intake.
In addition to being low in calories, with less than 60 kcal, yogurt, when consumed plain or with 0% fat, acts directly on fat metabolism. Since it is fermented, especially when it is made with whole milk, yogurt acts on the intestinal flora. Thus, it facilitates digestion and limits the storage of fat in the abdomen. This is due to the presence of certain Lactobacillus acidophylus bacteria, which appear during the fermentation of whole milk.
Several scientificstudies1have also focused on this slimming effect of yogurt, in particular thanks to its action on the balance of the intestinal flora, and their results are promising.
Finally, if we advocate the consumption of whole milk yogurts and 0% yogurts, it is because they contain a large quantity of calcium. This mineral is a strengthener of our bones. It would also regulate blood sugar, limiting blood sugar, but would also be a recognized fat sensor. It would thus avoid storing fat ingested during a meal
In short: Fermented whole milk yogurts contain bacteria that facilitate digestion and limit weight gain. 0% yoghurts are very low in calories. Indeed, they are limited in fatty acids. In addition, these two types of yogurts contain calcium which prevents fat storage.
The slimming impact of yogurt
Forget the false beliefs, yoghurts do not make you fat, provided you choose them plain, with whole milk and without fat! The consumption of yogurt cannot compensate for your excesses of all kinds. However, it helps to avoid gaining weight, as part of a relatively balanced diet. Some even praise the benefits of the “yogurt diet”. The latter consists of eating almost exclusively yogurts for a few days. It allows you to lose up to 5 kilos in a week. The risk remains, however, of regaining all those pounds once the diet is over…
Finally, note that natural yogurt is, certainly, a slimming aid, but that will have no impact if you decorate it with sugar or jam. If the taste of natural yogurt seems too face, prefer to add a few pieces of fresh fruit, and voila!
Stephen Paul is the lead author and founder of My Health Sponsor. Holder of a diploma in health and well-being coaching with more than 200 articles in the field of health, he makes it a point of honor to offer advice based on reliable information, based on scientific research, and verified by health professionals.