Yogurt in Nutrition Initiative Symposium
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
Could Yogurt facilitate better eating habits in children?
Prof. Luis A. Moreno
Universidad de Zaragoza
Could yogurt be the signature of a healthy diet?
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
● Its own nutritional content
● Its impact on concomitant and/or subsequent food intake
● Its relationship with healthy behaviors
Could yogurt be the signature of a healthy diet?
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
● Its own nutritional content
● Its impact on concomitant and/or subsequent food intake
● Its relationship with healthy behaviors
Contribution of yogurt group to average daily vitamin and mineral intakes as percent of the Reference Nutrient Intake in UK children
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
Micronutrient 4 – 18 months 1.5 – 3 years 4 – 10 years 11 – 18 years
Riboflavin (% contribution) 21.3 17.0 9.5 3.7
Vitamin B12 (% contribution) 53.8 42.1 16.8 4.8
Calcium (% contribution) 13.5 18.7 9.5 2.9
Iodine (% contribution) 15.8 16.4 9.4 4.2
Phosphorus (% contribution) 13.7 20.3 11.1 3.6
(Williams EB et al. Nutr Bull 2015; 40: 9-32)
Covariate-adjusted mean energy, macronutrient, and micronutrient intake by yogurt consumption group in children 8 – 18 years
(Keast DR et al. Nutrients 2015, 7, 1577-1593)
Percentage contribution to daily intake of free sugars from the selected food groups in adolescents
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
(Mesana MI et al. Eur J Nutr 2016; Nov. 29)
Percent contribution of food groups to children’s added sugar intakes by country
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
(Azaïs-Braesco V et al. Nutr J 2017; 26: 6)
Could yogurt be the signature of a healthy diet?
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
● Its own nutritional content
● Its impact on concomitant and/or subsequent food intake
● Its relationship with healthy behaviors
Yogurt consumption in the INFOGENE study
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
(Cormier H et al. Eur J Nutr 2016, 55, 577-587)
Prudent and Western dietary patterns in the INFOGENE study
(Cormier H et al. Eur J Nutr 2016, 55, 577-587)
HEI-2005 total and component scores of US children aged 2–18 years by yogurt consumption status: NHANES 2003–2006
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
(Zhu Y et al. Eur J Nutr 2015; 54: 543-550)
Association of yogurt consumption with diet quality and fiber intake
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
Variable Non-consumers
(n = 3016)
Consumers
(n = 3510)
Mean energy from yogurt (% kcal) 0 2.07
DGAI score 8.05 9.14*
Fiber intake (g) (model 1) 15.14 17.03*
(Wang H et al. Nutr Res 2013; 33: 18-26)
Could yogurt be the signature of a healthy diet?
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
● Its own nutritional content
● Its impact on concomitant and/or subsequent food intake
● Its relationship with healthy behaviors
Relationships between Changes in Food and Beverage Consumption and Weight Changes Every 4 Years
(Mozaffarian D et al. NEJM 2011; 364: 2392-2404)
Odds ratios (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals showing the association of yogurt consumption (at least 125 g in the 3 days vs. no consumption) with different predictor variables
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
(D’Addezio L et al. Med J Nutr Metab 2015; 8: 119-129)
Conclusions
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
Yogurt consumers have
● Better nutritional intakes
● Healthier dietary patterns
Active and low sedentary children and adolescents consume
more yogurt, specially boys
Yogurt consumption can be viewed as a signature of a
healthy diet and lifestyle
Luis A. Moreno Aznar [email protected] Research Group Universidad de Zaragoza
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