The Dairy Industry has done a fabulous job of lying to the American public and it isn’t anymore evident than with the yogurt myth. Time and time again I run into people (and many of them women who are concerned about osteoporosis) who are convinced that they need to eat yogurt for the calcium and the “live cultures.” Dannon and other yogurt mass-producers claim that the acidophilus in yogurt helps the intestinal tract.
In fact, the opposite may be true! Acidophilus occurs naturally in the gastrointestinal tract of humans but tends to grow very slowly when added to dairy products like yogurt, leading to the risk of other undesirable organisms growing in your yogurt. Researchers have concluded that there is no direct proof whether or not added acidophilus in yogurt colonizes in the human intestines. What this means is that the yogurt you eat may pass right through the human body without giving you any of the “live cultures” that are purported to be so healthy. These results simply mean that there are no health benefits from yogurt consumption. And the risks associated with consuming dairy far outweigh any supposed health benefits. Consuming dairy raises the risks of osteoporosis, cancer, and heart disease.