Six points to note when drinking yogurt:
1. Identify the variety
Currently, there are many "yogurt drinks" on the market processed from milk or milk powder, sugar, lactic acid or citric acid, malic acid, flavors, and preservatives. These do not have the health benefits of yogurt, so you should carefully distinguish them when purchasing.
2. Drink about 2 hours after a meal
The optimal pH for the growth of lactic acid bacteria is above 5.4. The pH of an empty stomach's gastric juice is below 2. If you drink yogurt on an empty stomach, the lactic acid bacteria are easily killed, reducing its health benefits. After a meal, gastric juice is diluted, and the pH only rises to 3-5.
3. Rinse your mouth promptly after drinking
With the development of lactic acid series beverages, the rate of children's cavities is also increasing. This is mainly due to certain bacteria in the lactic acid.
4. Do not heat
Active lactic acid bacteria in yogurt will die in large numbers if heated or diluted with boiling water. Not only does the unique flavor disappear, but the nutritional value is also completely lost.
5. It is not advisable to take with certain medications
Antibiotics such as chloramphenicol and erythromycin, sulfonamides, and astringents for treating diarrhea like bismuth subcarbonate and tannic acid eggs can kill or destroy the lactic acid bacteria in yogurt.
6. Do not feed to infants
Yogurt contains less calcium. Infants are in a stage of growth and development and require a large amount of calcium. Additionally, antibiotics generated by lactic acid bacteria in yogurt, while inhibiting and destroying many pathogenic microorganisms, also destroy the conditions for the growth of beneficial bacteria in the human body and affect normal digestive function. This is especially unfavorable for infants with gastroenteritis and premature babies.