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Yogurt is a fermented milk which turned out to save a myriad of health benefits. One of them, which can lower cholesterol levels.
Physician Nutrition Specialist Clinic Marya Haryono said, yogurt can bind cholesterol in the intestine so that cholesterol can be removed together with dirt. "Yogurt contains lactic acid bacteria and probiotics that can inhibit reabsorption of bile and cholesterol absorption," said Marya.
Marya said, yogurt is easy to digest and contains a number of nutrients that are good for the body. Nutrients that of the milk is also found in yogurt. "Yogurt is also high kalsiummnya like milk. The consumption of yogurt twice a day should be able to meet the needs of calcium per day with an average of 1,000 milligrams," said Marya.
The benefits of yogurt to lower cholesterol levels have been demonstrated in a study conducted in Shiraz, southern Iran in 2010. They examined the consumption of yogurt with probiotics and yogurt without probiotics against 46 respondents aged 20-67 years. As a result, they were given a probiotic yogurt 300 grams per day was effective at lowering levels of LDL and cholesterol.
This research was done because many people in Iran who suffer from cardiovascular disease and high cholesterol. In addition, regular consumption of yogurt is also believed to prevent high blood pressure and coronary heart disease.
