Effect of yogurt intake on plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels in normolipidemic males

• Published in: Atherosclerosis Vol. 79; no. 2-3; p. 167
• Main Authors: McNamara, D J, Lowell, A E, Sabb, J E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland 01-10-1989
• Subjects: Adult; Cholesterol, HDL - analysis; Cholesterol, LDL - analysis; Dairy Products; Humans; Lipids - blood; Lipoproteins - blood; Male; Yogurt
• ISSN: 0021-9150
• DOI: 10.1016/0021-9150(89)90121-4

To determine the effect of yogurt intake on plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels, studies were carried out in 18 normolipidemic males during 3 dietary phases. Phase 1 was a low-fat, low-cholesterol baseline diet consumed for 3 weeks. The baseline diet was supplemented with low-fat yogurt (16 oz/day) for 4 weeks during phase 2, and during phase 3 the supplement consisted of a non-fermented dairy product (16 oz low-fat milk plus 10% milk solids). Average body weights and dietary intakes of fat, cholesterol and polyunsaturate/saturate fat ratios were not significantly different for the 3 dietary phases. Plasma total, LDL- and HDL-cholesterol were unaffected by either the yogurt of low-fat milk concentrate. The results indicate that yogurt, as an example of a fermented dairy product, has no effect on plasma cholesterol levels of normolipidemic males.