The Claim
Yogurt intake among fermented food subtypes was associated with a 26% lower risk of mortality from causes other than cancer or cardiovascular disease (hazard ratio 0.74, 95% CI 0.58–0.95), but this association was not sustained in sensitivity analyses excluding the first five years of follow-up.
What the research says
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Challenge is ahead, but a single strong supporting study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
People who ate yogurt as part of their diet had a 26% lower risk of dying from causes other than cancer or heart disease, but this link was no longer observed when researchers excluded the first five years of follow-up.
See the scientific wording
Among fermented food subtypes, yogurt intake was associated with a 26% lower risk of mortality from causes other than cancer or cardiovascular disease (hazard ratio 0.74, 95% CI 0.58–0.95), but this association disappeared in sensitivity analyses of the first 5 years of follow-up, suggesting it may be due to chance or early-life confounding.
No biological process has been established to explain a reduction in non-cancer, non-cardiovascular mortality from yogurt intake, as observed associations vanish over time and lack biological grounding.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that people who ate yogurt didn’t live longer from causes other than cancer or heart disease — any small link seen early on disappeared over time, meaning it was probably just luck or other factors, not yogurt helping.
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