Scientists at Virginia Tech have demonstrated it may be possible to achieve the suggested daily intake of fatty acids in a single serving of a savory-flavored yogurt.
Consumer regard for yogurt has ebbed and flowed over the past few decades, but yogurt’s healthy attributes and a wider recognition of the benefits of probiotics finally cemented the segment as a sales powerhouse. According to Citigroup Global Markets, total yogurt sales in 2010 amounted to $4.1 billion.
Most Australian children in their last year of primary school think cotton socks come from animals, while one-quarter believe yogurt is from plants, a study warning of the growing gap between city and country found.
Gary Hirshberg is stepping down as the CEO of New Hampshire's onyfield Farm and handing over responsibilities of the organic yogurt company to the former CEO of Ben & Jerry's.
A Perth study has found that yogurt may be beneficial in preventing carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT), a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
A study published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that women who ate at least 100g of yogurt every day had significantly less plaque build-up on the walls of their carotid arteries -- the blood vessels that supply the brain with oxygen. Carotid artery plaque is one of the leading risk factors for stroke and heart disease.
