When is the best time to drink yogurt?

In today's life, most people like to drink yogurt. This drink is suitable for almost all ages. Yogurt has many benefits to the human body, especially it plays a good role in improving stomach digestion and absorption. However, yogurt will only exert its effectiveness at the right time. Drinking it at other times will not replenish anything. If you drink too much, it may even be counterproductive. So when is the best time to drink yogurt?

Drinking it later helps absorb nutrients

Typically talking, it’s best to consume yogurt thirty minutes to 2 hours after a meal. Under normal conditions, the pH value of gastric juice in humans is between 1 and 3; when the stomach is empty, the gastric juice is acidic, with a pH value below 2, which is not suitable for the growth of active lactic acid bacteria in yogurt. Only when the pH value of the stomach is relatively high can the lactic acid bacteria in yogurt grow fully and be beneficial to health. About two hours after a meal, the gastric juice is diluted and the pH value rises to 3-5. Drinking yogurt at this time is most beneficial for absorbing the nutrients in it.

In addition, if you drink yogurt on an empty stomach, it can easily stimulate gastrointestinal emptying, and the nutrients in the yogurt will be excreted before they have time to be completely digested and absorbed; drinking it after a meal can reduce stimulation and allow the yogurt to be slowly absorbed in the stomach.

Drinking calcium supplements at night is the best

Yogurt is a good source of calcium in food. From the perspective of calcium supplementation, drinking yogurt at night has more benefits. Because the blood calcium content in the human body is the lowest from 12 o'clock in the evening to the early morning, it is conducive to the absorption of calcium in food. At the same time, there are fewer factors in the human body that affect calcium absorption during this period. Although milk also contains a high level of calcium, compared to it, the lactic acid contained in yogurt combines with calcium to promote calcium absorption.

However, when drinking yogurt at night, you must remember that certain bacteria and acidic substances in yogurt can cause certain damage to your teeth, so you should brush your teeth immediately after drinking it.

Can promote gastrointestinal motility and relieve constipation

Many women like to drink yogurt. One important reason is that they believe that no matter how much they drink, they will not gain weight. Yogurt does have a certain weight loss effect, mainly because it contains a large amount of active lactic acid bacteria, which can effectively regulate the balance of flora in the body, promote gastrointestinal motility, and thus relieve constipation. There is a certain relationship between long-term constipation and weight gain. In addition, yogurt has a strong sense of fullness. Drinking a glass of it when you are slightly hungry can effectively relieve your urgent appetite and thus reduce the amount of food you eat at the next meal.

However, drinking yogurt does not prevent you from gaining weight. Yogurt itself contains a certain amount of calories. If you eat more on top of your original diet, it will also cause weight gain. The best way is to choose yogurt labeled skimmed and low-calorie. Although their taste is not as rich and mellow as full-fat yogurt, they are low in calories and will not accumulate in the body quickly and cause weight gain.

In addition, yogurt is not suitable for everyone. Patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery, patients with diarrhea, and infants under 1 year old should not drink yogurt. Even healthy adults should not drink excessively, otherwise it will easily lead to excessive stomach acid, affect the secretion of gastric mucosa and digestive enzymes, reduce appetite, and destroy the electrolyte balance in the human body. Generally speaking, it is appropriate to drink two cups a day, each cup is about 125 grams

After reading the above introduction about when is the best time to drink yogurt, I think everyone should have some understanding. At what time should you drink yogurt so that it can exert its greatest effect and promote the absorption of nutrients? We must pay attention to controlling the time and amount of drinking yogurt so that it can provide benefits rather than harm to our bodies.