Yogurt diet is one of the best, easiest and
most healthy weight loss diets. Yogurt contains a sufficient amount of protein,
phosphorus and calcium which is important for bones and teeth building.
Yogurt has a lot of benefits for both healthy
body and weight loss. In this article we are going to mention ten benefits of
yogurt diet for your health and ideal body weight.
Yogurt diet benefits:
1- Yogurt contains beneficial bacteria.
Beside being a very effective weight loss diet,
yogurt is considered a very strong antibiotic especially for intestine and
stomach. Yogurt contains beneficial bacteria which lives in the intestine and
kills the harmful bacteria and microorganisms which causing diarrhea and many
digestive tract diseases.
2- Yogurt diet is very important for weigh loss
and muscles building.
Consuming
18 ounce (about 700 grams) of yogurt daily is sufficient to help body to burn
fat and not to lose muscles, yogurt contains calcium which decreases Cortisol hormone which is
mainly responsible for fat storing. A study on a group of people showed that
eating yogurt too much can help you lose about 81% of body fat and 22 of you
total bodyweight.
3- Yogurt contains
minerals and vitamins.
Yogurt contains
iodine, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B5 and vitamin B12 which is important for red
blood cells formation.
4- Yogurt is a
good source of energy.
Yogurt is important after workout, because it
contains proteins (amino acids) which are important for muscles repairing after
exercises and carbohydrates which is a good source of energy.
5- Yogurt contains artificially Vitamin D which
is important for calcium absorption.
6-
Yogurt prevents or decreases high blood pressure.
Yogurt contains potassium which is very
important for the kidney to flush the excess sodium out of the body.
7- Yogurt contains Beta cells and beneficial
bacteria which are important for your body immune and health.
8- Yogurt is important for cavities fighting
because of containing the lactic acid.
9- Yogurt is a good easy to digest source of
protein especially for liver patient who can't digest other animal protein
sources like meat and fish.
10- Yogurt diet is a very effective weight loss
diet as yogurt is very low source for calories and fat, each 100 grams of
yogurt contain 108 calories and zero gram of fat in skimmed yogurt so yogurt make you feel full and not to eat much.
In fact yogurt has several benefits not only as
a diet for weight loss but also for general health and immunity.
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Dr / Mohamed Attia