Heart Healthy Benefits of Yogurt

Yogurt cuts the risk of a stroke for women. Women who eat at least a half a cup of yogurt each day appear to be less likely to develop a buildup of plague in the vessels that supply the blood to their brains. That in turn may lead to reduced risks for stroke, heart attack, and other health related issues such as heart disease, and diabetes. Thick plague in the carotid arteries creates less space for the blood to travel through the blood vessels of the body. In addition to lower carotid artery thickness, women who ate up to a cup of yogurt per day were found to have higher levels of HDL (good) cholesterol.