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YOGURT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A custard-like food made from curdled milk
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("yogurt" is a kind of...):
food; solid food (any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment)
dairy product (milk and butter and cheese)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yogurt"):
frozen yogurt (a soft frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt)
blueberry yogurt (yogurt with sweetened blueberries or blueberry jam)
Context examples:
However, because this study took into account calcium intake, among other dietary factors, these results suggest that yogurt may be lowering risk though an avenue other than calcium.
(Eating Yogurt May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The yogurt eaters were also 26% less likely to develop adenomas with the highest potential to turn into cancer.
(Eating Yogurt May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A recent study has found that men who eat at least two servings a week of yogurt may be lowering their risk for colorectal cancer.
(Eating Yogurt May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
People who want to add yogurt to their diet should focus on fat-free or low-fat options.
(Eating Yogurt May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
“Our data provide novel evidence for the role of yogurt in the early stage of colorectal cancer development,” said study coauthor Dr. Yin Cao of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
(Eating Yogurt May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Yogurt consumption has been linked to a lower risk of colon and rectal cancer in previous studies, and some scientists think this may be because yogurt promotes the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut.
(Eating Yogurt May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Compared to men who didn’t eat any yogurt, those who had at least two servings weekly were 19% less likely to develop so-called conventional adenomas, the most common kind of polyps found in the colon and rectum during colonoscopies.
(Eating Yogurt May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The findings, if confirmed by future studies, suggest that yogurt might serve as a widely acceptable modifiable factor, which could complement colorectal cancer screening and reduce risk of adenoma among the unscreened, Cao said by email.
(Eating Yogurt May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
