Fact Check: Can Yoghurt cure Diabetes?
The claim made by a youtube video that Yogurt can cure Diabetes is false. While there are many benefits of yogurt and studies have shown that yogurt can have some effect on lowering blood sugar, but it cannot be claimed that Yogurt can cure diabetes.
Claim
A video uploaded on YouTube in 2017 is titled "yoghurt can cure diabetes mellitus type 2". The video, which discusses the benefits of yoghurt, states that including yoghurt in the diet maintains the proper amount of enzymes and fibres, which improve digestion. It further claims that yoghurt can prevent arrival of type-2 diabetes.
Dr. Prem Aggarwal, cardiologist and chairman of Sanjeevan Hospital, New Delhi, clarified this misconception. He said, “Yoghurt is a probiotic. It restores the natural flora of bacteria present in the gut, which prevents inflammation. The presence of dysbiosis means new bacteria which cause inflammation. This gut inflammation is related to many diseases of the endothelium, and Diabetes is one of them. It is seen that sometimes when a large number of probiotics are consumed, it can lead to the normalization of the flora, which delays the development of the disease. However, to say that by by eating yoghurt, diabetes can be cured is absolutely false.”
Also there are many studies and expert opinions that have shown that yogurt may benefit diabetic mellitus patients. However, no study or scientific paper supports the claim that yoghurt can cure diabetes mellitus type 2. Also, currently, there are no guidelines recommending the use of Yogurt for the treatment of type 2 diabetes
Medical Dialogues Take: While Yogurt may have some beneficial effects on the management of blood sugar, the claim that it can cure diabetes is FALSE.
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