Eating yogurt with meals has been recommended by Ayurveda practitioners for centuries. Especially for those with gut or other inflammatory issues. Now modern science has confirmed this Ayurveda practice of eating yogurt with meals actually reduces inflammation. It also helps digestion and improves metabolism according to the research.
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Connecticut tested 120 women. For nine weeks, they had half the women eat 339 grams of yogurt just before meals. The other half received a placebo pudding. The researchers tested the women for inflammation markers, including CD14, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), LPS activity and interleukin-6 (IL-6). They also tested the women’s levels of glucose, triglyceride, and insulin.