Yogurt is nutritious and has a sweet and sour taste, but you should also pay attention to the situation when drinking it and avoid common mistakes. Today, we will teach you some precautions for drinking yogurt to help you enjoy it healthily. Do you know the 5 major taboos of drinking yogurt?
1. Do not heat it
The active and dairy lactic acid bacteria in yogurt will largely die if heated or diluted with boiling water, not only will its unique flavor disappear, but its nutritional value will also be completely lost.
2. Drink it about 2 hours after a meal
The suitable pH value for the growth of lactic acid bacteria is above 5.4, while the pH value of an empty stomach's gastric juice is below 2. If you drink yogurt at this time, the lactic acid bacteria are easily killed, and its health benefits are weakened. After a meal, the gastric juice is diluted, and the pH value only rises to 3-5.
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3. Rinse your mouth promptly after drinking
With the development of lactic acid series beverages, the rate of children's cavities is also increasing, which is mainly caused by certain bacteria in the lactic acid bacteria.
4. Do not feed it to infants
Yogurt contains less calcium, and infants are in a period of growth and development and need a large amount of calcium. Although the antibiotics generated by lactic acid bacteria in yogurt can inhibit and destroy many pathogenic microorganisms, they also destroy the growth conditions for beneficial bacteria in the human body and affect normal digestive function. It is especially unfavorable for infants with gastroenteritis and premature infants.
5. Do not take it with certain medications
Antibiotics such as chloramphenicol and erythromycin, sulfonamides, and some drugs for treating diarrhea can kill or destroy the lactic acid bacteria in yogurt.
Have you remembered these precautions for drinking yogurt?