Thursday, January 11, 2018

Weight loss: Why low fat yogurt could be making you PILE on the pounds

If you’re trying to lose weight, avoiding fat free yogurt could be essential. 

While natural yogurt is packed full of goodness and nutrients - including calcium, vitamin B-2, B-12, potassium, and magnesium - low fat yogurt has been stripped of some of these. 

Food manufacturers remove the saturated fat from foods and, when it comes to yogurt, usually they add sugar, high fructose corn syrup or artificial sweetener.

According to the USDA, just over 200g of low-fat fruit-flavoured yogurt contains 225 calories, 2.6 grams of fat, 9 grams of protein and a whopping 42.3 grams of sugar. 

Roughly the same amount of plain Greek yogurt was reported to have 194 calories, 10 grams of fat, 18 grams of protein and just 8 grams of sugar. 

Degree-qualified Functional Nutritionist Christine Bailey spoke to Express.co.uk about why food labelled ‘healthy’ might not always be the best option. 

Speaking to Express.co.uk in August 2016, she said: "Some believe that low-fat diets are the...


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