Brazilian Heavy Consumers of Yogurt Present Better Adherence to Dietary Dairy Guidelines than Non‐consumers

Abstract

Objective:Analyze the consumption of yogurt and association with adherence to dietary (dairy) guidelines in adults living in São Paulo, BrazilMethods:2557 subjects were recruited according to their intake of yogurt and distributed into 2 groups: heavy consumers (蠅4 times/week) and non/low‐consumers of yogurt (less than once a week), paired by social economic level, age and gender. Interviewers collected data through face‐to‐face household interviews. Firstly, a questionnaire was applied to obtain data about yogurt intake frequency, demographic and socioeconomic classification. Individuals who met the inclusion criteria went to the second phase of interview, in which data about habitual food intake was evaluated using a validated Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire containing 65 food itemsResults:Heavy consumers of yogurt had lower daily intake of carbohydrate, iron, sodium and alcohol and higher daily intake of protein, saturated fat, fiber, total sugar, vitamin D, vitamin C, vitamin A, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and calcium than non‐consumers (p <0.05). Furthermore, heavy consumers showed significantly higher mean intake of milk, milk shaked with fruits, cheese, total dairy products and higher daily number of consumed servings of dairy products than non‐consumers (3.4 vs. 1.4 servings/day; p<0.05)ConclusionHeavy consumers of yogurt presented globally better nutrients intake, with a mean of calcium intake higher than the recommended daily intake of calcium (1000mg/day). Besides this, different from the non‐consumers, heavy consumers met in average the dairy dietary guidelines, which recommend the intake of three dairy servings per day