Yogurt, cultured fermented milk, and health: A systematic review

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 599-614

  Savaiano, Dennis A ^a   Hutkins, Robert W ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Faculty of Health Life and Social Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

dairy cultures; fermented milk; health outcomes; lactose; yogurt

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE; YOGHURT;

ANIMAL; BONE DENSITY; BREAST TUMOR; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EATING; FEMALE; FERMENTED DAIRY PRODUCT; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PROSTATE TUMOR; RISK;

ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CULTURED MILK PRODUCTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOSE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK; YOGURT;

EID: 85104047832     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuaa013     Document Type: Article

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