A new study in China published in the American International Journal of Cancer found that drinking yogurt often can prevent cancer.

The researchers pointed out that there are several reasons why yogurt can prevent cancer:

First, the calcium in yogurt can reduce cell proliferation and reduce the risk of intestinal cancer.

Second, casein and whey protein in yogurt are beneficial to enhance satiety and avoid overeating.

Third, whey protein in yogurt helps to slow down the digestion of carbohydrate foods, which is beneficial to controlling blood sugar. Many studies have found that controlling blood sugar can also help prevent cancer.

Fourth, probiotics, butyric acid and conjugated linoleic acid in yogurt have certain anti-cancer effects.

Disadvantages of drinking yogurt regularly:

New research also found that drinking too much yogurt will increase the risk of prostate cancer and kidney cancer.

Extended information:

Yogurt should not be drunk after taking four drugs

1. Stomach drugs: Yogurt can promote gastric acid secretion, while stomach drugs such as omeprazole and ranitidine can inhibit gastric acid secretion, and drinking yogurt may offset some of the efficacy of these drugs.

2. Antibiotics: Roxithromycin, doxycycline, chloramphenicol and other antibiotics will affect the activity of lactic acid bacteria in yogurt. Calcium and magnesium ions in yogurt can react with ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin, which will reduce the drug effect. In addition, yogurt can aggravate the hydrolysis of unstable drugs (such as erythromycin and amoxicillin) in acidic environment and reduce the curative effect.

3. Iron: Iron-containing drugs (such as ammonium ferric citrate, ferrous succinate, iron polysaccharide, etc.) used to treat anemia should not be taken together with yogurt, because calcium ions in yogurt can compete with iron ions in the duodenum, resulting in reduced absorption of iron and lower curative effect.

4. Hypoglycemic drugs: Yogurt produces more lactic acid during fermentation, while biguanide hypoglycemic drugs such as metformin and phenformin will increase lactic acid in the body while exerting their efficacy. Drinking yogurt during taking such hypoglycemic drugs may increase the risk of lactic acidosis.

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