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Fiore G, Di Profio E, Sculati M, Verduci E, Zuccotti GV. Health effects of yogurt consumption during paediatric age: a narrative review. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2022; 73:738-759. [PMID: 35450518 DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2022.2065467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Yogurt is a fermented milk product characterised by a peculiar nutritional composition with live and viable cultures of bacteria. Few studies have analysed the benefits of yogurt consumption on health outcomes during paediatric age. Recent epidemiological studies evaluating the nutritional impact of yogurt have demonstrated its significant contribution to nutrients intakes among children. Thus, consuming yogurt is a strategy to achieve recommended nutrient intake and healthier dietary choices, with potential impact on obesity and cardiometabolic outcome in children. Yogurt's effects on paediatric infectious diseases, gastrointestinal diseases and atopic-related disorders are ascribed to the specific probiotic strain administered. Interestingly, the benefits of yogurt consumption are most likely due to effects mediated through the gut microbiota and the enhancement of innate and adaptive immune responses. Therefore, supplementing standard yogurt cultures with probiotic strains could be useful to promote health at different paediatric ages, although more evidence is needed regarding the strain-related effects and their interplay within the paediatric immune system.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giulia Fiore
- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Master Course in Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Italian Danone Institute Foundation, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children's Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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A systematic review of the effect of yogurt consumption on chronic diseases risk markers in adults. Eur J Nutr 2016; 56:1375-1392. [DOI: 10.1007/s00394-016-1341-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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del Carmen S, de Moreno de LeBlanc A, LeBlanc J. Development of a potential probiotic yoghurt using selected anti-inflammatory lactic acid bacteria for prevention of colitis and carcinogenesis in mice. J Appl Microbiol 2016; 121:821-30. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- S. del Carmen
- Centro de Referencia para lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET); San Miguel de Tucumán Tucumán Argentina
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- Centro de Referencia para lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET); San Miguel de Tucumán Tucumán Argentina
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- Centro de Referencia para lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET); San Miguel de Tucumán Tucumán Argentina
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