Issue 12, 2020

The role of yoghurt consumption in the management of type II diabetes

Abstract

Enrichment of yoghurt with specific ingrdients beneficially affects the management of Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DMII). As far as the role of yoghurt in the management of DMII is concerned, the limited number of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) which have been conducted suggest that daily intake of yoghurt enriched with vitamin D and/or calcium as well as probiotics positively influences glycemic regulation and may contribute to more effective control of the disease. It is argued that the various ingredients which are already contained in the complex matrix of food, such as bioactive peptides, calcium, B-complex vitamins and beneficial microbes, as well as the fact that it can be used as a vehicle for the inclusion of other effective ingredients can have an impact on the metabolic control of diabetic patients. The aim of this review is to present the RCTs which have been conducted in the last decade in patients with DMII in an attempt to highlight the positive effects of yoghurt in the management of the disease.

Graphical abstract: The role of yoghurt consumption in the management of type II diabetes

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
31 Aug 2020
Accepted
02 Nov 2020
First published
19 Nov 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Food Funct., 2020,11, 10306-10316

The role of yoghurt consumption in the management of type II diabetes

A. E. Yanni, K. Kartsioti and V. T. Karathanos, Food Funct., 2020, 11, 10306 DOI: 10.1039/D0FO02297G

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