Can diabetics drink yogurt?

Can diabetics drink yogurt?

That is not the case.

Many people think that diabetics cannot drink yogurt because yogurt contains lactose and some yogurts have a high sugar content.

But in fact, for diabetic patients, they should pay more attention to the glycemic index (GI) of food when choosing food. It is also called the glycemic index or food glycemic index. It is an indicator to measure the ability of carbohydrates in food to increase blood sugar.

Although yogurt contains lactose, its glycemic index is still much lower than that of rice and steamed bread. The lactic acid in yogurt can also delay the rise in blood sugar after a meal. Therefore, diabetics can drink yogurt, but they need to pay attention to choosing low-sugar or sugar-free yogurt, and control the amount and time of drinking.

As for how to choose sugar-free yogurt, everyone should pay attention to the nutritional composition table and ingredient list of the yogurt, and choose yogurt with a carbohydrate content of about 5%, which is usually yogurt with no added sugar. This is because milk itself contains about 5% lactose.

Author: Doubao, Master of Food Processing and Safety, Beijing Forestry University

Reviewer: Zhang Yu, researcher/PhD, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, national health science expert